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¹ We praise you, God!
    We praise you because you^[a] are near to us.
    We tell about the amazing things you have done.

² God says, "I have chosen a time for judgment,
    and I will judge fairly.
³ The earth and all its people may shake,
    but I am the one who keeps it steady. Selah

⁴ "To those who are proud I say, ‘Stop your boasting.'
    I warn the wicked, ‘Don't brag about how strong you are.
⁵ Don't be so sure that you will win.
    Don't boast that victory is yours!'"

⁶ There is no power on earth
    that can make a person important.^[b]
7 God is the judge.
    He decides who will be important.
    He lifts one person up and brings another down.
⁸ The Lord has a cup in his hand.
    It is filled with the poisoned wine of his anger.
He will pour out this wine,
    and the wicked will drink it to the last drop.
⁹ I will always tell people how great God is.
    I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
¹⁰ God says, "I will take away any power the wicked have
    and give it to those who are good."