1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;

let the distant shores rejoice.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him

and consumes his foes on every side.

4 His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him:

Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

3 A fire goeth before him,

And burneth up his enemies round about.

4 His lightnings enlightened the world:

The earth saw, and trembled.

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

1 The Lord is king!

Let the earth rejoice!

Let the farthest coastlands be glad.

2 Dark clouds surround him.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire spreads ahead of him

and burns up all his foes.

4 His lightning flashes out across the world.

The earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

1 The Lord reigns;

Let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of isles be glad!

2 Clouds and darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

3 A fire goes before Him,

And burns up His enemies round about.

4 His lightnings light the world;

The earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

1 The Lord is king. Let the earth rejoice;

faraway lands should be glad.

2 Thick, dark clouds surround him.

His kingdom is built on what is right and fair.

3 A fire goes before him

and burns up his enemies all around.

4 His lightning lights up the world;

when the people see it, they tremble.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

1 Jehovah reigneth; let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of isles be glad.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him:

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 A fire goeth before him,

And burneth up his adversaries round about.

4 His lightnings lightened the world:

The earth saw, and trembled.

5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

1 Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about. 4 His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

1 The Lord rules as king. 

Let the earth rejoice. 

Let all the islands be joyful. 

2 Clouds and darkness surround him. 

Righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne. 

3 Fire spreads ahead of him. 

It burns his enemies who surround him. 

4 His flashes of lightning light up the world. 

The earth sees them and trembles. 

5 The mountains melt like wax in the presence of the Lord, 

in the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 

1 The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coasts and islands be glad.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

3 Fire goes before Him

and burns up His foes on every side.

4 His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax

at the presence of the Lord—

at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coastlands be glad!

2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him,

and consumes his adversaries on every side.

4 His lightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

1 Yahweh is king! Let the earth rejoice;

let many coastlands be glad.

2 Cloud and thick darkness are surrounding him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him,

and devours his enemies round about.

4 His lightnings light the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,

at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

1 The Lord rules. Let the earth be glad.

Let countries that are far away be full of joy.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him.

His rule is built on what is right and fair.

3 The Lord sends fire ahead of him.

It burns up his enemies all around him.

4 His lightning lights up the world.

The earth sees it and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax when the Lord is near.

He is the Lord of the whole earth.

1 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;

Let the many islands be glad.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

3 Fire goes before Him

And burns up His adversaries round about.

4 His lightnings lit up the world;

The earth saw and trembled.

5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.