A Psalm or Song of Asaph

Verse 1

To Thee, O GOD, we render thanks, to Thee with praise repair; For, that thy blessed name is near, thy wondrous works declare.

Verse 2

When I th' appointed season take, which shall the fittest be; Then judgment done to ev'ry one in righteousness I'll see.

Verse 3

The earth would quickly all dissolve, with all who dwell therein; But I the tremblihg pillars stay, and firmly them sustain. (Selah.)

Verse 4

I to the foolish people said, deal not so foolishly; And to the wicked and the proud, lift not the horn on high.

Verse 5

Raise not your horn aloft, as if ye dared the most High; But bow your stiff'ned neck, and learn to speak submissively.

Verse 6

For the promotion which ye seek comes neither from the east, Nor from the mountains nor the south, the desart, nor the west.

Verse 7

But GOD alone is judge supream, and acts with equity; His pleasure one man puts below, and sets another high.

Verse 8

For in JEHOVAH's sovereign hand, a mixed cup He hath; The wine above is sparkling red, below are dregs are wrath.

Verse 9

From thence He pours to all around, to each as He does please; But all the wicked wring the dregs, and drink the bitter lees.

Verse 10

But I'll extol, and ever sing The God of Jacob's praise:

Verse 11

The wicked's pow'r I will destroy, the just to pow'r I'll raise.