1. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. To thee, O God, do we give thanks, to thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare.
2. When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3. The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4. I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5. Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.