1  Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.* Al-taschith: or, Destroy not† of: or, for

2  When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.‡ receive…: or, take a set time

3  The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

4  I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5  Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6  For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.§ south: Heb. desert

7  But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

8  For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

9  But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10  All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.