New Living Translation NLT
The Message Bible MSG
1 Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!
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Applause, everyone. Bravo, bravissimo! Shout God-songs at the top of your lungs!
2 For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
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God Most High is stunning, astride land and ocean.
3 He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.
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He crushes hostile people, puts nations at our feet.
4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Interlude
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He set us at the head of the line, prize-winning Jacob, his favorite.
5 God has ascended with a mighty shout. The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.
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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 the King over all the earth. Praise him with a psalm.
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He's Lord over earth, so sing your best songs to God.
8 God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
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God is Lord of godless nations - sovereign, he's King of the mountain.
9 The rulers of the world have gathered together with the people of the God of Abraham. For all the kings of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.
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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.
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