Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
As it were the voice (wv fwnhn). Used here three times, as once in verse Revelation 19:1: once of a second great multitude (oxlou pollou), not of angels as in verse Revelation 19:1, but the innumerable multitude of the redeemed of Revelation 7:9; then "of many waters" (udatwn pollwn) as in Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2 like "the roar of a cataract" (Swete); and once more "the voice of mighty thunders" (brontwn isxurwn) as in Revelation 6:1; Revelation 10:3 ff.
Saying (legontwn). The best attested reading, genitive plural of legw, agreeing with oxlou (genitive singular), for roll of the waters and the roar of the thunders were not articulate. Some MSS. have legontev (nominative plural) referring also to oxlou, though nominative instead of genitive. The fourth "Hallelujah" comes from this vast multitude.
The Lord our God, the Almighty (Kurios, o qeos, o pantokratwr). For this designation of God see also Revelation 1:8; Revelation 4:8; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 15:3; Revelation 16:7, Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 21:22. Cf. deus et dominus noster used of the Roman emperor.
Reigneth (ebasileusen). First aorist active of basileuw. Probably ingressive prophetic aorist, "God became king" in fulness of power on earth with the fall of the world power.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 1:8
Revelation 1:15
Revelation 6:6
Revelation 14:2
Revelation 19:1
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