Parallel Verses

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

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

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.

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

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 people thank you, God. Let all the people thank you. 4 Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude 5 Let the people thank you, God; let all the people thank you.


Cross References

Psalm 9:8

He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people.

Psalm 98:9

in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing to kill the righteous along with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! The Judge of all the earth will do what is right, won't he?"

Deuteronomy 32:43

"Sing for joy, nations! Sing for joy, people who belong to him! For he'll avenge the blood of his servants, turn on his adversary, and cleanse both his land and his people."

Psalm 2:8

Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.

Psalm 82:6

"Indeed I said, "You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.

Psalm 96:10-1

Declare among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Indeed, he established the world so that it will not falter. He will judge people fairly.

Psalm 138:4-5

LORD, all the kings of the earth will give you thanks, for they have heard what you have spoken.

Isaiah 24:14-16

"They raise their voices; they shout for joy; from the west they shout aloud over the LORD's majesty.

Isaiah 42:10-12

Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the ends of the earth, you who sail down the sea and by everything in it, you coastlands and their inhabitants.

Isaiah 54:1

"Sing, you barren woman, even the one who never bore a child! Burst into song and shout for joy, even you who were never in labor! For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of her that is married," says the LORD.

Isaiah 55:4

"Look! I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the nations.

Acts 17:31

because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice through a man whom he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead."

Romans 2:5

But because of your stubborn and unrepentant heart you are reserving wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

Romans 15:10-11

Again he says, "Rejoice, you gentiles, with his people!"

Galatians 4:27

For it is written, "Rejoice, you childless woman, who cannot give birth to any children! Break into song and shout, you who feel no pains of childbirth! For the children of the deserted woman are more numerous than the children of the woman who has a husband."

Revelation 11:15-17

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."

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