1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

2 F or the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

3 H e shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 H e shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 G od is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.

6 S ing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!

7 F or God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding.

8 G od reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9 T he princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

The willing-hearted of the peoples have gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For unto God the shields of the earth: he is greatly exalted.