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[To the chiefe musician, a psalme for the sonnes of Korah.] O Clap your hands (all ye people:) shoute vnto God with the voyce of triumph:

For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King ouer all the earth.

He shall chuse our inheritance for vs, the excellencie of Iacob whom hee loued. Selah.

For God is the King of all the earth, sing ye praises with vnderstanding.

The princes of the people are gathered together, euen the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong vnto God: hee is greatly exalted.

[A song, and Psalme for the sonnes of Korah.] Great is the Lord, and greatly to bee praised in the citie of our God, in the mountaine of his holinesse.

Beautifull for situation, the ioy of the whole earth is mout Sion, on the sides of the North, the citie of the great King.

God is knowen in her palaces for a refuge.

For loe, the kings were assembled: they passed by together.

As we haue heard, so haue wee seene in the citie of the Lord of hosts, in the citie of our God, God will establish it for euer. Selah,

For this God is our God for euer, and euer; he will be our guide euen vnto death.

[To the chiefe Musician, a Psalme for the sonnes of Korah.] Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:

None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:

(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)

That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.

But God will redeeme my soule from the power of the graue; for he shall receiue me. Selah.

For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

And the heauens shall declare his righteousnes; for God is iudge himselfe. Selah.