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

Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to 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 Yahweh Most High is awesome. 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 subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.

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

He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory 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 has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

6 S ing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto 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 ye praises with understanding.

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

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

God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

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