1 O clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy!

Show your happiness, all peoples! Call out to God with the voice of joy!

2 F or the Lord Most High excites terror, awe, and dread; He is a great King over all the earth.

For the Lord Most High is to be feared. He is a great King over all the earth.

3 H e subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

He sets people under us, and nations under our feet.

4 H e chose our inheritance for us, the glory and pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah!

He chooses for us what is to be ours, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.

5 G od has ascended amid shouting, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

God has gone up with a loud voice, the Lord with the sound of a horn.

6 S ing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Sing praises to God. Sing praises. Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.

7 F or God is the King of all the earth; sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with a well written song.

8 G od reigns over the nations; God sits upon His holy throne.

God rules over the nations. God sits on His holy throne.

9 T he princes and nobles of the peoples are gathered together, a people for the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

The rulers of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham. For the powers of the earth belong to God. He is much honored.