The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 For the leader. A psalm of the descendants of Korach: Clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with cries of joy!
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Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs!
2 For ADONAI 'Elyon is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
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God Most High is stunning, astride land and ocean.
3 He makes peoples subject to us, puts nations under our feet.
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He crushes hostile people, puts nations at our feet.
4 He chooses our heritage for us, the pride of Ya'akov, whom he loves. (Selah)
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He set us at the head of the line, prize-winning Jacob, his favorite.
5 God goes up to shouts of acclaim, ADONAI to a blast on the shofar.
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Loud cheers as God climbs the mountain, a ram's horn blast at the summit.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our king, sing praises!
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Sing songs to God, sing out! Sing to our King, sing praise!
7 For God is king of all the earth; sing praises in a maskil.
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He's Lord over earth, so sing your best songs to God.
8 God rules the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
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God is Lord of godless nations - sovereign, he's King of the mountain.
9 The leaders of the people gather together, the people of the God of Avraham; for the rulers of the earth belong to God, who is exalted on high.
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Princes from all over are gathered, people of Abraham's God. The powers of earth are God's - he soars over all.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.