| 1 | O clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph
and
songs of joy! |
| 2 | For the Lord Most High excites terror, awe,
and
dread; He is a great King over all the earth. |
| 3 | He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. |
| 4 | He chose our inheritance for us, the glory
and
pride of Jacob, whom He loves.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 5 | God has ascended amid shouting, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. |
| 6 | Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! |
| 7 | For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises in a skillful psalm
and
with understanding. |
| 8 | God reigns over the nations; God sits upon His holy throne. |
| 9 | The princes
and
nobles of the peoples are gathered together, a [united] people for the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 47:4 : I Pet. 1:4, 5.
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