1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks.

You are present, and your miracles confirm that.

2 When I choose the right time,

I will judge fairly.

3 When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt,

I will make its foundations as solid as rock.

4 I said to those who brag, “Don’t brag,”

and to wicked people,

“Don’t raise your weapons.

5 Don’t raise your weapons so proudly

or speak so defiantly.”

6 The ⌞authority⌟ to reward someone does not ⌞come⌟

from the east,

from the west,

or ⌞even⌟ from the wilderness.

7 God alone is the judge.

He punishes one person and rewards another.

8 A cup is in the Lord’s hand.

(Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.)

He will empty it,

⌞and⌟ all the wicked people on earth

will have to drink every last drop.

9 But I will speak ⌞about your miracles⌟ forever.

I will make music to praise the God of Jacob.

10 I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people,

but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.