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1 We give thanks to you, O God,
we give thanks, for your Name is near;
men tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 You say, ‘I choose the appointed time;
it is I who judge the uprightly.
3 When the earth and all its people quake,
it is I who hold its pillars firm.[b]
4 To the arrogant I say, “Boast no more,”
and to the wicked, “Do not lift up your horns.[c]
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak with outstretched neck’.
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6 No one from the east or the west
or from the desert can exalt a man.
7 But it is God who judges:
He brings one down, he exalts another.
8 In the hand of the LORD is a cup
full of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink it down to its very dregs.
9 As for me, I will declare this for ever;
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10 ‘I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.’
(NIV)
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Psalm 75 This psalm has been described as a king psalm, while others describe it as a prophetic psalm that looks towards the day of judgement.
I see it as a prophetic poem warning people of the dangers of thinking themselves too highly. God will put us in our place, if we think ourselves above the station, we are held accountable for.
We see in our world today; people claiming they did this or that and trying to improve their status in the world. When they might have the need to have some thought as to why has God put you in a position? Perhaps to
• help people, rather than extending your greatness in the world.
• Perhaps to sort something out in your work place or home
• Or to start something that will help other people
Whatever reason God has put us in an awkward place, we prayerfully ask God to show us how can we do our best to help the people around us.
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