| Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director: "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, God; we give thanks to You, for Your name is near. People tell about Your wonderful works." | 1We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. |
| 2When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. | 2“At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. |
| 3When the earth and all its inhabitants shake, I am the One who steadies its pillars. Selah | 3When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah |
| 4I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn. | 4I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn; |
| 5Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak arrogantly.'" | 5do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with haughty neck.’” |
| 6Exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the desert, | 6For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, |
| 7for God is the Judge: He brings down one and exalts another. | 7but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. |
| 8For there is a cup in the LORD's hand, full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it. All the wicked of the earth will drink, draining it to the dregs. | 8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. |
| 9As for me, I will tell about Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob." | 9But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. |
| 10I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up." | 10All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. |
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