⁴ The twenty-four elders^(A) and the four living creatures^(B) fell down^(C) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

¹⁴ The four living creatures^(A) said, “Amen,”^(B) and the elders^(C) fell down and worshiped.^(D)

⁶ Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands^(A) and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude^(A) in heaven shouting:

⁷ Then one of the four living creatures^(A) gave to the seven angels^(B) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.^(C)

The Seventh Trumpet

¹⁵ The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,^(A) and there were loud voices^(B) in heaven, which said:

¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders,^(E) who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces^(F) and worshiped God,

⁸ And when he had taken it, the four living creatures^(A) and the twenty-four elders^(B) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp^(C) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers^(D) of God’s people. ⁹ And they sang a new song, saying:^(E)

¹¹ Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.^(L) They encircled the throne and the living creatures^(M) and the elders.^(N)

⁴ Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.^(A) They were dressed in white^(B) and had crowns of gold on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.^(C) In front of the throne, seven lamps^(D) were blazing. These are the seven spirits^[a](E) of God. ⁶ Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,^(F) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,^(G) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.^{(H) 7} The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.^{(I) 8} Each of the four living creatures^(J) had six wings^(K) and was covered with eyes all around,^(L) even under its wings. Day and night^(M) they never stop saying:

⁹ Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne^(P) and who lives for ever and ever,^{(Q) 10} the twenty-four elders^(R) fall down before him^(S) who sits on the throne^(T) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: