1 O h clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy.
2 F or Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.
3 H e subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
4 H e chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.
5 G od has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
God has ascended with a shout, The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.
6 S ing praise 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 with understanding.
For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.
8 G od reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.
9 T he 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!
The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.