Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah

New American Standard Bible

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will judge the peoples with uprightness
And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.

King James Version

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Holman Bible

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth.Selah

International Standard Version

Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude

A Conservative Version

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. For thou will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Amplified


Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
For You will judge the people fairly
And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

The nations shall be glad and rejoice, for thou wilt judge peoples in uprightness, and thou wilt pity the nations upon earth. Silence.

King James 2000

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for you shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge [the] peoples with equity and guide the nations on the earth. Selah

Modern King James verseion

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for You shall judge the peoples righteously and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.

NET Bible

Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Races of men, will be glad and shout for joy, Because thou wilt judge peoples with equity, And, races of men throughout the earth, thou wilt lead. Selah.

Webster

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

World English Bible

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.

References

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

All Will Praise God

3 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. 4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah 5 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee.


Cross References

Psalm 9:8

And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

Psalm 98:9

Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Deuteronomy 32:43

Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

Psalm 2:8

Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 82:6

I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

Psalm 96:10-1

Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.

Psalm 138:4-5

All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.

Isaiah 24:14-16

These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud from the sea.

Isaiah 42:10-12

Sing unto Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Isaiah 54:1

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Acts 17:31

inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romans 2:5

but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Romans 15:10-11

And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

Revelation 11:15-17

And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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