God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah.

² At once ^(A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, ^(B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. ³ And he who sat there had the appearance of ^(C)jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was ^(D)a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. ⁴ Around the throne were ^(E)twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, ^(F)clothed in white garments, with ^(G)golden crowns on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came ^(H)flashes of lightning, and rumblings^[a] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning ^(I)seven torches of fire, ^(J)which are the seven spirits of God, ⁶ and before the throne there was ^(K)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are ^(L)four living creatures, ^(M)full of eyes in front and behind:

⁶ And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw ^(A)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with ^(B)seven eyes, which are ^(C)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders ^(D)fell down before the Lamb, ^(E)each holding a harp, and ^(F)golden bowls full of incense, ^(G)which are the prayers of the saints. ⁹ And they sang ^(H)a new song, saying,

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering ^(M)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice,

¹³ And I heard ^(O)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

¹⁴ And the four living creatures ^(P)said, “Amen!” and the elders ^(Q)fell down and worshiped.

^15 (A)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and ^(B)his voice was like the roar of many waters. ^16 (C)In his right hand he held seven stars, ^(D)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and ^(E)his face was like the sun shining ^(F)in full strength.

^17 (G)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But ^(H)he laid his right hand on me, ^(I)saying, “Fear not, ^(J)I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and the living one. ^(K)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and ^(L)I have the keys of Death and Hades. ^19 (M)Write therefore ^(N)the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.

² 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. ³ And they sing ^(E)the song of Moses, ^(F)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,