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Psalms 74

1For the End; do not corrupt; a psalm of an ode for Asaph.

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2We shall give thanks to You, O God; We shall give thanks, and call upon Your name.

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3I shall describe all Your wonders. "When I seize the opportunity, I shall judge these rightly.

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4The earth is dissolved and all its inhabitants; I made firm its pillars." (Pause)

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5I said to those who transgress the law, "Do not transgress the law," And to those who sin I said, "Do not exalt yourselves;

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6Do not boast in yourselves; Do not accuse God of wrongdoing."

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7For judgment comes neither from the sunrise nor the sunset Nor from mountains of the deserts,

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8For God is judge; This one He brings down low, and that one He raises up.

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9For the cup in the Lord's hand Is full of unmixed wine, a drink poured out; And He tipped it from side to side, But its dregs were not emptied out; All sinners of the earth shall drink them.

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10But I shall greatly rejoice forever; I shall sing to the God of Jacob.

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11All the horns of sinners I shall crush, But the horns of the righteous man shall be exalted.

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