Revelation 11:17

God's power and sovereignty Praise and worship Gratitude

¹⁵ Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

¹⁸ The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

¹⁹ Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
KJV: Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
WEB: saying: “We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and reigned.
ASV: saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign.
DARBY: saying, We give thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, [He] who is, and who was, that thou hast taken thy great power and hast reigned.
BLB: saying: “We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, the One being, and who was, that You have taken Your great power and reigned.

ÅB: Vi takker deg, Herre Gud, du allmektige, du som er og som var, fordi du har tatt din store makt og er blitt konge.
OTB: De proklamerte,
“Vi takker deg, Herre Gud Allmektig,
Han som er og som var,
fordi du har tatt din store makt
og har begynt å regjere.
B1930: Vi takker dig, Herre Gud, du allmektige, du som er og som var, fordi du har tatt din store makt og er blitt konge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
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Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
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Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
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Revelation 1:4
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
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Revelation 4:8–9
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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Psalms 21:13
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
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Revelation 19:11–20:3
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
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Isaiah 51:9–11
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
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