Verse 9
9. New song As demanded by a new occasion. All the old melodies suited their occasion; but this event demands a fresh composition, fresh words, and fresh melody.
Hast redeemed Rather, Greek aorist, didst redeem, namely, at the crucifixion. Us is rejected by the best authorities, and so redeemed is without an expressed objective. So, also, the us of Revelation 5:10 should, according to the best authorities, be them, thereby showing that the implied objective here should also be third person them. So, also, we in Revelation 5:10, should be they. The song does not express explicitly the thought that themselves had been redeemed and should reign. And this avoidance, perhaps, may imply that the cherubic beasts took share in the song, and thus necessitated the third person, since the earth was not redeemed, and could not reign.
By thy blood Deeply emphatic. Not by example or teaching of the Lamb were they redeemed, but also by blood.
Kindred… nations The earth-wide four. The limitation out of seems to imply that the redemption did not take effect with the entire race. All are not saved by it.
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