1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
1For the one directing. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. All you peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God, with a voice of a ringing cry!
2How awesome is the LORD Most High,
the great King over all the earth!
2For YHWH-Elyon is to be feared; He is the great King over all the earth.
3He subdues nations beneath us,
and peoples under our feet.
3He turns back the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
4He chooses our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.
Selah
4He chose for us our inheritance, the excellence of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
5God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the LORD with the sound of the horn.
5God has gone up with a shout, YHWH with the voice of a shofar.
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 King of all the earth;
sing to Him a psalm of praise.a
7For the King of all the earth is God—sing praises with skill!
8God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on His holy throne.
8God reigns over the nations; God sits upon the throne of His holiness.
9The nobles of the nations have assembled
as the people of the God of Abraham;
for the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.
9The princes of the peoples have gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth are unto God—He is greatly to be exalted.