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Ye nations round the earth rejoice st M. A plain translation Praise to our Creator

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 100, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 1

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 100 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 4 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Ye nations round the earth rejoice

Before the Lord, your sovereign King;

Serve him with cheerful heart and voice,

With all your tongues his glory sing.

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 100, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. 2Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs. 3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. 4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name. … 1 more verses PSALM 100 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 100

Ye nations round the earth rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 1. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 1 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Ye nations round the earth rejoice

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