King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
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Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.
2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
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For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
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He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
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He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. (Selah)
5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
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God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises 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 praises with a psalm.
8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
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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The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted.
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