1For the Conductor, a plea not to be destroyed. A psalm by Asaph, a song.
2We gave thanks to You, O God, we gave thanks; and Your Name was near [when] they1 told of Your wonders.
3When I choose the appointed time, I will judge with fairness.
4When the earth and all its inhabitants were melting, I established its pillars forever.
5I said to the perverse, "Do not pervert [Israel]," and to the wicked, "Do not raise your pride.”
6Do not raise your pride heavenward, nor speak with an arrogant neck
7For not from the east or the west, nor from the desert does greatness come.
8For God is Judge; He humbles one, and elevates the other.
9For there is a cup [of punishment] in the hand of the Lord, with strong wine of full mixture; He pours from this, and all the wicked of the earth will drink, draining even its dregs.
10But as for me, I will tell of it forever; I will sing to the God of Jacob.
11I will cut off all glory of the wicked, but the glory of the righteous will be raised up.