Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
1 For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with a jubilant cry. | 1For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm. All you nations, clap your hands! Shout out to God in celebration! |
2For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring, a great King over all the earth. | 2For the sovereign LORD is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth! |
3He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet. | 3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet. |
4He chooses for us our inheritance-- the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah | 4He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah) |
5God ascends among shouts of joy, the LORD, among the sound of trumpets. | 5God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the LORD has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram's horns. |
6Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise! | 6Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing! |
7Sing a song of wisdom, for God is King of all the earth. | 7For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song! |
8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. | 8God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne! |
9The nobles of the peoples have assembled with the people of the God of Abraham. For the leaders of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted. | 9The nobles of the nations assemble, along with the people of the God of Abraham, for God has authority over the rulers of the earth. He is highly exalted! |
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