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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 75 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/75.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/psalms/75-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 75</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/74.htm" title="Psalm 74">◄</a> Psalm 75 <a href="../psalms/76.htm" title="Psalm 76">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm and a song by Asaph for the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.”<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.75.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> )</h3><h3 class="s1">Praise God for All He Has Done</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.1" class="v19_75_1">1</span>Our God, we thank you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_1">for being so near to us!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_1">Everyone celebrates</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_1">your wonderful deeds.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.2" class="v19_75_2">2</span>You have set a time</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_2">to judge with fairness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.3" class="v19_75_3">3</span>The earth trembles,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_3">and its people shake;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_3">you alone keep</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_3">its foundations firm.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.4" class="v19_75_4">4</span>You tell every bragger,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_4">“Stop bragging!”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_4">And to the wicked you say,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_4">“Don't boast of your power!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.5" class="v19_75_5">5</span>Stop bragging! Quit telling me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_5">how great you are.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.6" class="v19_75_6">6</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span> and our God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_6">victory doesn't come</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_6">from the east or the west</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_6">or from the desert.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.7" class="v19_75_7">7</span>You are the one who judges.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_7">You can take away power</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_7">and give it to others.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.8" class="v19_75_8">8</span>You hold in your hand</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_8">a cup filled with wine,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.75.8!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_8">strong and foaming.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_8">You will pour out some</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_8">for every sinful person</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_8">on this earth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_8">and they will have to drink</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_8">until it is gone.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.9" class="v19_75_9">9</span>But I will always tell about</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_9">you, the God of Jacob,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_9">and I will sing your praise.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.75.10" class="v19_75_10">10</span>Our Lord, you will destroy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_10">the power of evil people,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_75_10">but you will give strength</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_75_10">to those who are good.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 75 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Don't Destroy: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at Psalm 57.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">75.8 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">a cup … wine: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In the Old Testament “a cup filled with wine” sometimes stands for God's anger.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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