¹⁶ Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy?

²⁴ And ^(A)in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who ^(B)were slain on the earth.”

Heaven Exults over Babylon

19 After these things ^(C)I ^[a]heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! ^(D)Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to ^[b]the Lord our God! ² For ^(E)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He ^(F)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” ³ Again they said, “Alleluia! ^(G)Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” ⁴ And ^(H)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, ^(I)“Amen! Alleluia!” ⁵ Then a voice came from the throne, saying, ^(J)“Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, ^(K)both^[c] small and great!”

^6 (L)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For ^(M)the^[d] Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

^20 (A)“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you ^[a]holy apostles and prophets, for ^(B)God has avenged you on her!”

The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

²⁷ And he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”

So the land had rest for forty years.