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The song of Moses (tēn ōidēn tou Mōuseōs). Exo 14:31; 15:1-19. A song of victory like that of Moses after crossing the Red Sea.
And the song of the Lamb (tēn ōidēn tou arniou). A separate note of victory like that of Moses, though one song, not two. Charles finds it impossible to reconcile the two expressions, if genuine, but it is a needless objection. The words come from the O.T.: “great” (megala) from Psa 111:2, “wonderful” (thaumasta) from Psa 139:14, “O Lord God the Almighty” (Kurie ho theos ho pantokratōr) from Amo 4:13 (Rev 4:8), “righteous and true” (dikaiai kai alēthinai) from Deu 32:4, “Thou King of the ages” (ho basileus tōn aiōnōn) like Jer 10:10; 1Ti 1:17. Some MSS. have “the king of the saints” and some “the king of the nations,” like Jer 10:7. John thus combines in Hebraic tone the expressions of the old and the new in the song to the Glorified Messiah.