And I heard a voice from heaven (A)like the roar of many waters and (B)like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of (C)harpists playing on their harps,

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And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (A)fell down before the Lamb, (B)each holding a harp, and (C)golden bowls full of incense, (D)which are the prayers of the saints.

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15 (A)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and (B)his voice was like the roar of many waters.

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And I saw (A)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (B)who had conquered the beast and its image and (C)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (D)with harps of God in their hands.

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then (A)the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and (B)there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of (D)his Christ, and (E)he shall reign forever and ever.”

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And behold, (A)the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And (B)the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and (C)the earth shone with his glory.

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Praise him with (A)trumpet sound;
    praise him with (B)lute and (C)harp!
Praise him with (D)tambourine and (E)dance;
    praise him with (F)strings and (G)pipe!
Praise him with sounding (H)cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Let (I)everything that has breath praise the Lord!
(J)Praise the Lord!

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Give thanks to the Lord with the (A)lyre;
    make melody to him with (B)the harp of (C)ten strings!

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Uzzah and the Ark

And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with (A)songs[a] and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:5 Septuagint, 1 Chronicles 13:8; Hebrew fir trees

16 On the morning of the (A)third day there were (B)thunders and lightnings and (C)a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud (D)trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp (E)trembled.

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Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
(F)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

And (G)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying,

(H)“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,
(I)you who fear him,
    small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Then I heard what seemed to be (J)the voice of a great multitude, like (K)the roar of many waters and (L)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
    the Almighty (M)reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for (N)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and (O)his Bride has made herself ready;

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22 and (A)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and (B)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,

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12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, (A)“Come up here!” And (B)they went up to heaven (C)in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.

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and called out with a loud voice, (A)like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, (B)“Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”

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The Seven Seals

Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of (A)the seven seals, and I heard (B)one of the four living creatures say (C)with a voice like thunder, (D)“Come!”

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Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
    mightier than the waves of the sea,
    (A)the Lord (B)on high is mighty!

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to the music of (A)the lute and (B)the harp,
    to the melody of (C)the lyre.

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    (A)Awake, (B)my glory![a]
Awake, (C)O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:8 Or my whole being

David Organizes the Musicians

25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who (F)prophesied under the direction of the king. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, (G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. All these were the sons of Heman (H)the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, (I)harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was (J)288.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed (A)hail and (B)fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a (C)third of the earth was burned up, and a third of (D)the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like (E)a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea (F)became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of (G)the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and (H)a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on (I)the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters (J)became wormwood, and many people died from the water, (K)because it had been made bitter.

12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of (L)the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, (M)“Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!”

And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and (N)I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given (O)the key to the shaft of (P)the bottomless pit.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is the name of a plant and of the bitter-tasting extract derived from it
  2. Revelation 9:1 Greek the abyss; also verses 2, 11

The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and (A)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(B)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and will march forth in (C)the whirlwinds (D)of the south.

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13 (A)The nations roar like the roaring of many waters,
    (B)but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away,
chased (C)like chaff on the mountains before the wind
    and (D)whirling dust before the storm.

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Let them praise his name with (A)dancing,
    making melody to him with (B)tambourine and (C)lyre!

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Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the (A)sound of melody!

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