1. Hodinu l'cha Elohim (Unto thee, Elohim, do we give thanks). Hodinu; that Thy Shem is near Thy wondrous works declare.
2. [3] I shall seize the mo'ed (appointed time, Chabakuk 2:3) I will judge uprightly.
3. [4] Eretz and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolving; I, even I, hold up the ammudim (pillars) of it. Selah.
4. [5] I said unto the hollelim (arrogant), Deal not boastfully; and to the resha'im, Lift not up the keren;
5. [6] Lift not up your keren on high; speak not with a stiff neck.
6. [7] For promotion cometh lo (not) from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert.
7. [8] But Elohim is the Shofet; He bringeth down one, and setteth up another.
8. [9] For in the yad Hashem there is a kos, and the yayin is foaming; full of mixture; and He poureth out of the same; but the dregs thereof, all rishei aretz (wicked of the earth) shall drain them down, and drink them [Lk 22:42].