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.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all peoples see his glory.

7 All who worship images are put to shame,

those who boast in idols—

worship him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and rejoices

and the villages of Judah are glad

because of your judgments, Lord.

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.

6 The heavens declare his righteousness,

And all the people see his glory.

7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images,

That boast themselves of idols:

Worship him, all ye gods.

8 Zion heard, and was glad;

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced

Because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

every nation sees his glory.

7 Those who worship idols are disgraced—

all who brag about their worthless gods—

for every god must bow to him.

8 Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced,

and all the towns of Judah are glad

because of your justice, O Lord!

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.

6 The heavens declare His righteousness,

And all the peoples see His glory.

7 Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,

Who boast of idols.

Worship Him, all you gods.

8 Zion hears and is glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoice

Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

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.

6 The heavens tell about his goodness,

and all the people see his glory.

7 Those who worship idols should be ashamed;

they brag about their gods.

All the gods should worship the Lord.

8 When Jerusalem hears this, she is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice.

They are happy because of your judgments, Lord.

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.

6 The heavens declare his righteousness,

And all the peoples have seen his glory.

7 Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images,

That boast themselves of idols:

Worship him, all ye gods.

8 Zion heard and was glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced,

Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

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. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory. 7 Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Worship him, all ye gods.

8 Zion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

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. 

6 The heavens tell about his righteousness, 

and all the people of the world see his glory. 

7 Everyone who worships idols 

and brags about false gods will be put to shame. 

All the gods will bow to him. 

8 Zion hears about this and rejoices. 

The people of Judah are delighted with your judgments, O Lord. 

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.

6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness;

all the peoples see His glory.

7 All who serve carved images,

those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.

All the gods must worship Him.

8 Zion hears and is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice

because of Your judgments, Lord.

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.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

and all the peoples behold his glory.

7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,

those who make their boast in worthless idols;

all gods bow down before him.

8 Zion hears and is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O God.

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.

6 The heavens declare his righteousness,

and all the peoples see his glory.

7 Let all who serve an image be ashamed,

those who boast about idols.

Worship him, all you gods.

8 Zion hears and is glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments, O Yahweh.

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.

6 The heavens announce that what he does is right.

All people everywhere see his glory.

7 All who worship statues of gods or brag about them are put to shame.

All you gods, worship the Lord!

8 Zion hears about it and is filled with joy.

Lord, the villages of Judah are glad

because of how you judge.

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.

6 The heavens declare His righteousness,

And all the peoples have seen His glory.

7 Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images,

Who boast themselves of idols;

Worship Him, all you gods.

8 Zion heard this and was glad,

And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced

Because of Your judgments, O Lord.