The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs!
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O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 God Most High is stunning, astride land and ocean.
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For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
3 He crushes hostile people, puts nations at our feet.
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He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
4 He set us at the head of the line, prize-winning Jacob, his favorite.
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He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 Loud cheers as God climbs the mountain, a ram's horn blast at the summit.
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God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing songs to God, sing out! Sing to our King, sing praise!
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Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 He's Lord over earth, so sing your best songs to God.
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For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God is Lord of godless nations - sovereign, he's King of the mountain.
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God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 Princes from all over are gathered, people of Abraham's God. The powers of earth are God's - he soars over all.
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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.
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.
The King James Version is in the public domain.