[1] TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG. We have given thanks to You, O God, || We have given thanks, and Your Name [is] near, || They have recounted Your wonders. [2] When I receive an appointment, I judge uprightly. [3] The earth and all its inhabitants are melted, || I have pondered its pillars. Selah. [4] I have said to the boastful, “Do not be boastful,” || And to the wicked, “Do not raise up a horn.” [5] Do not raise up your horn on high || (You speak with a stiff neck). [6] For not from the east, or from the west, || Nor from the wilderness—[is] elevation. [7] But God [is] judging, || This He makes low—and this He lifts up. [8] For a cup [is] in the hand of YHWH, || And the wine has foamed, || It is full of mixture, and He pours out of it, || Surely wring out its dregs, || And all the wicked of the earth drink, [9] And I declare [it] for all time, || I sing praise to the God of Jacob. [10] And I cut off all horns of the wicked, || The horns of the righteous are exalted!
