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

O clap your hands, all ye people; 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 the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

3 H e shall guide the peoples under us, and the Gentiles under our feet.

He shall subdue the people 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 shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 ¶ God is gone up with a shout of joy, the LORD with the sound of the shofar.

God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

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

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

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 ye praises with understanding.

8 G od reigns over the Gentiles; God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

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

9 T he princes of the peoples have joined the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong unto God; he is greatly exalted.

The 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.