¹ The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
    let the many coastlands be glad!^(A)
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.^(B)

⁵ The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.^(A)

⁹ For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.^(A)