| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! | 1For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. |
| 2For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. | 2For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. |
| 3He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. | 3He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. |
| 4He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah | 4He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. |
| 5God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. | 5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. |
| 6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! | 6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. |
| 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! | 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. |
| 8God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. | 8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. |
| 9The 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! | 9The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. |
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