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Songs of Victory in Heaven

19 After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting,

“Praise the Lord![a]
    Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
His judgments are true and just.
    He has punished the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality.
    He has avenged the murder of his servants.”

And again their voices rang out:

“Praise the Lord!
    The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!”

Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the Lord!”

And from the throne came a voice that said,

“Praise our God,
    all his servants,
all who fear him,
    from the least to the greatest.”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:1 Greek Hallelujah; also in 19:3, 4, 6. Hallelujah is the transliteration of a Hebrew term that means “Praise the Lord.”

The Vision of Worship

19 After these things, I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a large crowd in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
    Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
His judgments are true and just.
    He has condemned the notorious prostitute
        who corrupted the world with her immorality.
He has taken revenge on her
    for the blood of his servants.”

A second time they said,

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

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures bowed down and worshipped God, who was sitting on the throne. They said, “Amen! Hallelujah!” A voice came from the throne, saying,

“Praise our God,
    all who serve and fear him,
from the least important
    to the most important.”

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