The Message Bible MSG
World English Bible WEB
1 Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs!
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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 God Most High is stunning, astride land and ocean.
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For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He crushes hostile people, puts nations at our feet.
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He subdues nations under us, And peoples under our feet.
4 He set us at the head of the line, prize-winning Jacob, his favorite.
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He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory 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 has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing songs to God, sing out! Sing to our King, sing praise!
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Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to 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 praises with understanding.
8 God is Lord of godless nations - sovereign, he's King of the mountain.
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God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
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 peoples are gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!
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