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

Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

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

For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

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

He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.

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

He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

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

God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

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

Sing praise 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 understanding.

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

God reigns 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 princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!