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Rev 19:5. [208] ΑἸΝΕῖΤΕ Τῷ ΘΕῷ ἩΜῶΝ) The LXX., ΚΑῚ ᾜΝΕΣΑΝ Τῷ ΚΥΡΊῼ, 1Ch 16:36; ΑἸΝΕῖΝ Τῷ ΚΥΡΊῼ, ch. 1Ch 23:5; also 2Ch 5:13; 2Ch 20:19, Hebr. הלל ליהוה. That solemn act of praise which was accustomed to be offered to the Lord by the Levites is described in these places. Add the passage of Ezr 3:11, respecting all the people, in the same phrase in Hebrew and Greek. How much greater solemnity is there in the Apocalypse! All His servants, and they that fear Him, small and great, are stirred up to a solemn proclaiming of His praise. They perform this in Rev 19:6. [Comp. Psa 115:13.]
[208] 2. ἀληθιναὶ, true) The words which, ch. Rev 6:10, are related in the form of prayer, the same are now expressly repeated, and transposed into a doxology.-V. g.