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Revelation 5:11

Praise and worship

9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

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BSB
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
KJV
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
WEB
I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,
ASV
And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
DARBY
And I saw, and I heard [the] voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;
BLB
And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and of the living creatures, and of the elders; and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
ÅB
Og jeg så, og jeg hørte en røst av mange engler omkring tronen og livsvesenene og de eldste, og tallet på dem var ti tusen ganger ti tusen og tusen ganger tusen,
OTB
Så så jeg og hørte stemmene til mange engler rundt tronen og livsvesenene og de eldste; deres antall var tusen på tusen, og ti tusen ganger ti tusen.
B1930
Og jeg så, og jeg hørte en røst av mange engler omkring tronen og livsvesenene og de eldste, og tallet på dem var ti tusen ganger ti tusen og tusen ganger tusen,

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  • Daniel 7:10

    A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

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  • Hebrews 12:22

    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

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  • Revelation 4:6

    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.

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  • Revelation 4:4

    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

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  • Psalms 148:2

    Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

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  • Psalms 68:17

    The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

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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 4:9–10

    And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,

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