| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! | 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. |
| 2For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. | 2For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring, a great King over all the earth. |
| 3He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. | 3He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet. |
| 4He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah | 4He chooses for us our inheritance-- the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah |
| 5God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet. | 5God ascends among shouts of joy, the LORD, among the sound of trumpets. |
| 6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! | 6Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise! |
| 7For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. | 7Sing a song of wisdom, for God is King of all the earth. |
| 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 people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted. | 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. |
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