GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.
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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 We must fear the LORD, the Most High. He is the great king of the whole earth.
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For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He brings people under our authority and [puts] nations under our feet.
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He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
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He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5 God has gone up with a joyful shout. The LORD has gone up with the sound of a ram's horn.
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God has gone up with a shout, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him!
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Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for him!
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For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.
8 God rules the nations. He sits upon his holy throne.
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God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.
9 The influential people from the nations gather together as the people of the God of Abraham. The rulers of the earth belong to God. He rules everything.
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The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.