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New International Version NIV
1 Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
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Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.
2 For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
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For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.
3 He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
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He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.
4 He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. [Selah
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He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
5 God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
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God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
6 Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
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Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.
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For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
8 God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
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God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together [To be] the people of the God of Abraham: For the shields of the earth belong unto God; He is greatly exalted.
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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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