1 ⭐⭐⭐ 😇, split [the ears of] the whole planet [with shouts of joy] to Elohim! King David wrote this instrumentally-accompanied strolling-song for presentation by a skilled conductor/arranger.
2 Strike [up the band to] honor [YAH's] name-authority, 😇. [Shake the ground with the] weight of [your improvised] hullaballoos [of praise to] him. thillah = spontaneous clapping ‘halal’ (wild, foolish, bright-shining praise-show).
3 Shout to Elohim, “How terrifying you are when you act! Your enemies cringe [before] you. Your overwhelming power horrifies the [thugs]!
4 All the earth will [eventually] prostrate [themselves to] you. [Even your worst enemies] come to strike [strings] to [honor] you. [All beings eventually] strike [up the music] to [applaud] your Name-authority.” Selah {Dramatic-Break}.
5 😇, come and see the feats of Elohim, the breathtaking way[s] he works [among] the children of Adam!
6[YAH] turns the sea into dry land, 😇! [We Hebrews] pass through [earth's waters on foot]. There [on the shore, as we watch our enemies' bodies float to the surface,] we shine, [praising] YAH.
7[YAH] rules [the universe] by his eternal power. His eyes see [everything everyone does] in [every] nation, 😇. He [slams down] all rebels who tower over [downtrodden people]. Selah {Dramatic-Break}.
8 Kneel [to] our Elohim, you people. Yell [out wild spontaneous] praise in [every] ear, 😇.
YAH Purifies Us With Struggles
9[YAH] holds our life-breath in [the palm(s) of his hands, 😇]. He never lets our feet slip [into oblivion].
10Elohim, you keep testing us. You [put us through] trials, like a [metallurgist] assays silver.
11[When we sin,] you [let us fall] into [Satan's] net-trap. You lay burdens on our backs. The world-wide-web is a trap.
12 You let [mean] men ride over our [Hebrew] heads. We trudge through fire. We [swim] through [raging] water. But [after we learn our lesson,] you bring us out into a rich home.
Share Your Food With The Poor At Holy Feasts
13 So I keep [dancing] into your sanctuary, bringing ascension-gifts [to feed poor people and priests]. I keep paying you [what] I promise.
14 Every time I get in trouble, my lips utter [promises. I bargain with you] using my mouth.
15[So, to feed needy people at] your [holy feasts,] I keep donating and cooking ascension-gifts. [I keep giving you] fat [animals] including young bulls, goats and rams for smoke-roasting. Selah {Dramatic-Break}.
Yah Answers The Prayers Of Righteous People
16 Come and hear, all you [people] who fear Elohim. I'll tell [you] how [YAH sustains] my life-breath, 😇.
17 I cry to [YAH] with my mouth. I lift [his fame] high with my tongue, 😇.
18 Yet sometimes, 😇, I cherish perversity in my heart. Then Adonai[YHVH] turns his listening ear away from me.
19 Still, in reality, Elohim[always] hears me, 😇. He bends down [from heaven] to [hear] my praying voice, [even when I've sinned].
20[So] kneel [and adore]Elohim, 😇. He never turns away my prayer[s]. He never [takes] his mercy [away] from me. [So he'll hear you too, no matter what you've done.]
Older Testament 
