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.

1 ¶ We give thanks unto thee, O God;
We give thanks, for thy name is near:
Men tell of thy wondrous works.

2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

2 ¶ When I shall find the set time,
I will judge uprightly.

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

3 ¶ The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:
I have set up the pillars of it. [Selah

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

4 ¶ I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly:
And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

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

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.

6 ¶ For neither from the east, nor from the west,
Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.

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

7 ¶ But God is the judge:
He putteth down one, and lifteth 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.

8 ¶ For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine foameth;
It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same:
Surely 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.

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.

10 ¶ All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off;
But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.