John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 9. And they sung a new song , etc.] Upon a new occasion and subject, redemption by the blood of the Lamb, and his worthiness to open the sealed book; and in distinction from the old song of Moses and the children of Israel at the Red sea; and this was a most famous and excellent song, an unheard of one, and which none could learn, or sing, but the redeemed of the Lamb: saying, thou art worthy to take the book, and open the seals thereof . The Arabic version reads, thou, O Lamb; the reasons why they ascribe such fitness, ability, and dignity to him, are as follow: for thou wast slain : by men, and for the sins of men; whereby, as he became worthy in his priestly office to take away the sins of his people, and to have all the glory of their salvation, and, in his kingly office, to have all power and authority, and to be exalted above every name, so, in his prophetic office, to have perfect knowledge, as man and Mediator, of all the future events that were to befall his church and people, and to make them known, and fulfil them: and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; this shows, that as the four living creatures, and four and twenty elders, were not angels, so they were not representatives of the Jewish church; or the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament; not even the apostles of the New; for they were all Jews, and could not be said to be redeemed out of every tongue, nation, and people; and also that not the Jews only were redeemed by Christ, but the Gentiles also, and not all mankind, or every individual of human nature, but some out of all the nations of the earth; for God hath chosen some, both of Jews and Gentiles, and these Christ has redeemed and therefore the Gospel is sent unto all nations, that these among them may be called and saved.
The redemption of them supposes them to have been in a state of slavery and bondage, as they are by nature, to sin, Satan, and the law; and signifies a deliverance from such a state, which Christ has obtained, not barely by power, but by price, as the word here used signifies, and may be rendered, and hast bought us and the price with which he has bought them in his own blood, and which is of full and sufficient value, it being not only the blood of a man, of an innocent man, but of one that is God as well as man: and this price was paid to God, and to his justice, against whom men have sinned, whose law they have broken, and whose justice they have injured and affronted, that he might reconcile them to God, bring them near to him, and that they might serve him in righteousness and true holiness.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-14 - It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merel as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were instruments of praise the vials were full of odours, or incense, which signify the prayers of the saints: prayer and praise should always go together. Christ ha redeemed his people from the bondage of sin, guilt, and Satan. He ha not only purchased liberty for them, but the highest honour an preferment; he made them kings and priests; kings, to rule over their own spirits, and to overcome the world, and the evil one; and he make them priests; giving them access to himself, and liberty to offer u spiritual sacrifices. What words can more fully declare that Christ is and ought to be worshipped, equally with the Father, by all creatures to all eternity! Happy those who shall adore and praise in heaven, an who shall for ever bless the Lamb, who delivered and set them apart for himself by his blood. How worthy art thou, Of God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, of our highest praises! All creatures should proclaim the greatness, and adore thy majesty _________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ αδουσιν 103 5719 V-PAI-3P ωδην 5603 N-ASF καινην 2537 A-ASF λεγοντες 3004 5723 V-PAP-NPM αξιος 514 A-NSM ει 1488 5748 V-PXI-2S λαβειν 2983 5629 V-2AAN το 3588 T-ASN βιβλιον 975 N-ASN και 2532 CONJ ανοιξαι 455 5658 V-AAN τας 3588 T-APF σφραγιδας 4973 N-APF αυτου 846 P-GSN οτι 3754 CONJ εσφαγης 4969 5648 V-2API-2S και 2532 CONJ ηγορασας 59 5656 V-AAI-2S τω 3588 T-DSM θεω 2316 N-DSM ημας 2248 P-1AP εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN αιματι 129 N-DSN σου 4675 P-2GS εκ 1537 PREP πασης 3956 A-GSF φυλης 5443 N-GSF και 2532 CONJ γλωσσης 1100 N-GSF και 2532 CONJ λαου 2992 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ εθνους 1484 N-GSN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
9. They sing. Present tense, denoting the continuous, unceasing worship of heaven, or possibly, as describing their "office generally rather than the mere one particular case of its exercise" (Alford).Redeem (hgorasav). Lit., purchase, as Rev. See John iv. 8; vi. 5. Us. Omit us and supply men, as Rev.
With Thy blood (en tw aimati sou). Lit., "in Thy blood." The preposition in is used Hebraistically of the price; the value of the thing purchased being contained in the price.
Kindred (fulhv). Rev., tribe. Often in the New Testament of the twelve tribes of Israel.
People, nation (laou, eqnouv). See on 1 Pet. ii. 9.
