People everywhere

Psalm 75: 1 - 10 

We thank you, Oh God!

We give thanks because you are near.

People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.

God says, At the time I have planned,

I will bring justice against the wicked.

When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil,

I am the one who keeps the foundations firm.

I warned the proud, “Stop your boasting!”

I told the wicked, “Don’t raise your fists!”

Don’t raise your fist in defiance at the heavens

or speak with such arrogance

For no one on earth – from east or west

or even the wilderness –

should raise a defiant fist.

It is God alone who judges;

he decides who will rise and who will fall.

For the Lord holds a cup in his hand

that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices

He pours out the wine in judgment ,

and all the wicked must drink it,

draining it to the dregs.

But as for me, I will always proclaim what the God has done;

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

For God says, “ I will break the strength of the wicked,

But I will increase the power of the godly.”

Psalm 75 : 1- 10 ( NLT)