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1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
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1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.
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2 For the LORD most high is terrible ; he is a great King over all the earth.
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2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
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3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
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3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.
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4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved . Selah.
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4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. "Selah"
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5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
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5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
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6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto our King, sing praises .
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6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
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7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding .
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7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
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8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
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9 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 .
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9 The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
