Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

76:1 God is known in Judah;

his name is great in Israel.

2 His tent is in Salem,

his dwelling place in Zion.

3 There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,

the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah

4 You are resplendent and majestic

coming down from the mountains of prey.

5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;

they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.

6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both chariot and horse lay still.

7 And you—you are to be feared.

When you are angry,
who can stand before you?

8 From heaven you pronounced judgment.

The earth feared and grew quiet

9 when God rose up to judge

and to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah

10 Even human wrath will praise you;

you will clothe yourself
with the wrath that remains.

11 Make and keep your vows

to the Lord your God;
let all who are around him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring one.

12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.

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Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 75

God Judges the Wicked

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.

75:1 We give thanks to you, God;
we give thanks to you, for your name is near.
People tell about your wondrous works.

2 “When I choose a time,
I will judge fairly.
3 When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,
I am the one who steadies its pillars. Selah
4 I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
5 Do not lift up your horn against heaven
or speak arrogantly.’”

6 Exaltation does not come
from the east, the west, or the desert,
7 for God is the Judge:
He brings down one and exalts another.
8 For there is a cup in the Lord’s hand,
full of wine blended with spices, and he pours from it.
All the wicked of the earth will drink,
draining it to the dregs.

9 As for me, I will tell about him forever;
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10 “I will cut off all the horns of the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”

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