Revelation 15:3

Contemporary English Version

and they were singing the song that his servant Moses and the Lamb had sung. They were singing, "Lord God All-Powerful, you have done great and marvelous things. You are the ruler of all nations, and you do what is right and fair.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

King James Version (1611)
And they sing the song of Moses the seruant of God, and the song of the Lambe, saying, Great and marueilous are thy workes, Lord God Almightie, iust and true are thy wayes, thou king of saints.

King James Version
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

New American Standard Bible
And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!

New Century Version
They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "You do great and wonderful things, Psalm 111:2 Lord God Almighty. Amos 3:13 Everything the Lord does is right and true, Psalm 145:17 King of the nations.

English Standard Version
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!

Berean Standard Bible
and they sang the song of God's servant Moses and of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Complete Jewish Bible
They were singing the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are the things you have done, Adonai , God of heaven's armies! Just and true are your ways, king of the nations!

Darby Translation
And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true [are] thy ways, O King of nations.

Easy-to-Read Version
They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are the things you do, Lord God All-Powerful. Right and true are your ways, Ruler of the nations.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they sung the song of Moses the seruant of God, & the song of the Lambe, saying, Great and marueilous are thy workes, Lord God almightie: iust and true are thy wayes, King of Saints.

George Lamsa Translation
And they were singing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are your works, LORD God Almighty; just and true are your ways, O King of ages.

Good News Translation
and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Lord God Almighty, how great and wonderful are your deeds! King of the nations, how right and true are your ways!

Lexham English Bible
And they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God All-Powerful; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages!

Literal Translation
And they sing the song of Moses the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty, righteous and true are Your ways, King of the saints.

Amplified Bible
And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment], O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all]; Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

American Standard Version
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.

Bible in Basic English
And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.

Hebrew Names Version
They sang the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, Shaddai; Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

International Standard Version
They sang the song of God's servant Moses and the song of the lamb:Exodus 15:1; Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4; Psalm 111:2; 139:14; 145:17; Hosea 14:9; Revelation 14:3; 16:7;">[xr] "Your deeds are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. Your ways are just and true, King of the nations.of the ages">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And they sang the song of Musha the servant of Aloha, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wondrous are thy works, Lord God Omnipotent; Just and true are thy ways, King of ages !

Murdock Translation
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvellous are thy deeds, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, O King of worlds.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sang the song of Moyses the seruaunt of God, and the song of the lambe, saying: Great and marueylous are thy workes Lorde God almightie, iust and true are thy wayes thou kyng of saintes.

English Revised Version
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.

World English Bible
They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, O King of the nations?

Weymouth's New Testament
And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant, and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all. Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and syngynge the song of Moises, the seruaunt of God, and the song of the lomb, and seiden, Grete and wondurful ben thi werkis, Lord God almyyti; thi weies ben iust and trewe, Lord, kyng of worldis.

Update Bible Version
And they sing the song of Moses the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, King of the nations.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.

New English Translation
They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!

New King James Version
They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works,Lord God Almighty!Just and true are Your ways,O King of the saints! [fn]

New Living Translation
And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.

New Life Bible
They were singing the song of Moses, who was a servant owned by God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "The things You do are great and powerful. You are the All-powerful Lord God. You are always right and true in everything You do. You are King of all nations.

New Revised Standard
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and amazing are your deeds, Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, King of the nations!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying - Great and marvelous, are thy works, Lord, God, the Almighty! Righteous and true, are thy ways, O King of the ages!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And singing the canticle of Moses, the servant of God, and the canticle of the Lamb, saying: Great and wonderful are thy works, O Lord God Almighty. Just and true are thy ways, O King of ages.

Revised Standard Version
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and wonderful are thy deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are thy ways, O King of the ages!

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and they songe the songe of Moses the servaunt of god and the songe of the lambe sayinge. Gret and marvellous are thy workes Lorde god almyghty iuste and true are thy wayes kynge of saynctes.

Young's Literal Translation
and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, `Great and wonderful [are] Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true [are] Thy ways, O King of saints,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they songe the songe of Moses the seruaunt of God, and the songe of the lambe, saynge: Greate and maruellous are thy workes LORDE God almyghty, iust and true are thy wayes, thou kynge of sayntes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and they sung the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying, "great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou king of ages.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They played the song of Moses on their fiddles and the lyrics of the Lamb, "Our mighty God, you are triumphant and good! You are the King of all nations and rule in honor and righteousness.

Contextual Overview

¹ After this, I looked at the sky and saw something else that was strange and important. Seven angels were bringing the last seven terrible troubles. When these are ended, God will no longer be angry. ² Then I saw something that looked like a glass sea mixed with fire, and people were standing on it. They were the ones who had defeated the beast and the idol and the number that tells the name of the beast. God had given them harps, ³ and they were singing the song that his servant Moses and the Lamb had sung. They were singing, "Lord God All-Powerful, you have done great and marvelous things. You are the ruler of all nations, and you do what is right and fair. ⁴ Lord, who doesn't honor and praise your name? You alone are holy, and all nations will come and worship you, because you have shown that you judge with fairness."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sing the song: Exodus 15:1-18, Deuteronomy 31:30, Deuteronomy 32:1-43

the servant: Deuteronomy 34:5, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 24:6, Nehemiah 9:14, Daniel 6:20, Daniel 9:11, John 1:17, Hebrews 3:5

and the song: Revelation 5:9-13, Revelation 7:10, Revelation 7:11, Revelation 14:3, Revelation 14:8

Great: Exodus 15:11, Job 5:9, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 78:12, Psalms 105:5, Psalms 111:2, Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Psalms 139:14, Psalms 145:6, Daniel 4:2, Daniel 4:3

Lord God Almighty: Revelation 4:8, Revelation 11:17, Genesis 17:1

just: Revelation 16:5-7, Revelation 19:2, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 85:11, Psalms 99:4, Psalms 100:5, Psalms 145:17, Isaiah 45:21, Hosea 14:9, Micah 7:20, Zephaniah 3:5

thou: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 32:1, Isaiah 32:2, Isaiah 33:22, Zechariah 9:9

saints: or, nations, or, ages, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:2 - song Exodus 15:21 - Sing ye Judges 5:1 - Sang Deborah 2 Samuel 22:31 - his way 1 Chronicles 16:25 - great Job 8:3 - Almighty Job 13:11 - Shall Job 36:3 - ascribe Job 37:5 - great Psalms 9:1 - show Psalms 17:7 - Show Psalms 18:30 - his way Psalms 19:9 - judgments Psalms 21:13 - so will Psalms 22:6 - a reproach Psalms 27:6 - I will Psalms 28:7 - with Psalms 32:7 - songs Psalms 33:5 - He Psalms 34:9 - fear Psalms 46:10 - I will be Psalms 48:1 - greatly Psalms 51:4 - when Psalms 57:11 - General Psalms 65:5 - righteousness Psalms 66:6 - there Psalms 68:25 - the players Psalms 77:14 - the God Psalms 89:7 - General Psalms 89:14 - Justice Psalms 92:5 - O Lord Psalms 94:15 - But Psalms 95:1 - sing Psalms 98:1 - for he Psalms 99:3 - for it Psalms 101:1 - I will sing Psalms 105:2 - Sing unto Psalms 107:31 - his wonderful Psalms 111:7 - works Psalms 111:8 - are done Psalms 119:27 - so shall I talk Psalms 119:137 - General Psalms 136:4 - who alone Psalms 145:3 - Great Psalms 145:7 - sing Psalms 147:5 - Great Psalms 150:2 - for his mighty Isaiah 2:10 - for fear Isaiah 5:16 - God that is holy Isaiah 6:3 - Holy Isaiah 12:1 - O Lord Isaiah 12:5 - Sing Isaiah 24:16 - glory Isaiah 25:1 - thou hast Isaiah 30:29 - Ye shall Isaiah 49:26 - and all Lamentations 1:18 - Lord Ezekiel 38:23 - and I Daniel 4:37 - all Luke 7:29 - justified Luke 13:9 - if not John 1:29 - Behold John 12:13 - the King Acts 7:35 - a ruler Acts 26:22 - the prophets Romans 2:2 - judgment Romans 3:5 - Is God Romans 3:26 - that he Romans 9:14 - Is there unrighteousness 1 Corinthians 10:1 - and all 1 Corinthians 15:57 - giveth Colossians 3:16 - and spiritual 1 John 1:9 - just 1 John 5:20 - him that Revelation 3:7 - he that is true Revelation 6:10 - holy Revelation 12:11 - the blood Revelation 16:7 - Even Revelation 19:11 - and in Revelation 21:22 - the Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

Genesis 13:16
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 14:14
that his nephew Lot had been taken away. Three hundred eighteen of Abram's servants were fighting men, so he took them and followed the enemy as far north as the city of Dan.

Proverbs 13:12
Not getting what you want can make you feel sick, but a wish that comes true is a life-giving tree.

Proverbs 29:21
Slaves that you treat kindly from their childhood will cause you sorrow.

Proverbs 30:23
a hateful woman who finds a husband, and a slave who takes the place of the woman who owns her.

Ecclesiastes 2:7
I owned slaves, and their sons and daughters became my slaves. I had more sheep and goats than anyone who had ever lived in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 12:1
Whenever I complain to you, Lord , you are always fair. But now I have questions about your justice. Why is life easy for sinners? Why are they successful?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,.... Not that in Deuteronomy 32:1 but that in Exodus 15:1 and the sense is, either that they observed the law of Moses, which he as a servant in the Lord's house faithfully delivered, and kept it distinct from the Gospel, and did not blend them together, as in the times before; or rather, that they sung a song like that of Moses, and on a like occasion. Pharaoh was the very picture of the pope of Rome; his oppression and cruel usage of the Israelites represent the tyranny and cruelty of the Romish antichrist; and the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt, and the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red sea, which occasioned the song of Moses, were an emblem of God's bringing his people out of antichristian bondage, and of the ruin of antichrist, upon which this song is sung; and Rome, in this book, is called Egypt, Revelation 11:8. The Jews have a notion, that the very song of Moses itself will be sung in the world to come, in the days of the Messiah; for they say, there are in it the times of the Messiah, and of Gog and Magog, and of the resurrection of the dead, and the world to come l. And this song was sung by the Levites in the daily service m.

And the song of the Lamb; the Lamb of God, who was slain for the sins of men; the same song of which mention is made, Revelation 5:9 the song of redeeming love, a song of praise for the blessings of grace which come through him, and of deliverance by him:

saying, great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; Christ is in this song addressed as a divine person, as Lord of all, God over all, blessed for ever, the Almighty God, as his works declare him to be; his works of creation, providence, and redemption, which are all great and marvellous, particularly the accomplishment of the glorious things spoken of his church, and the destruction of his enemies, which are here designed:

just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints: made so by his Father, and acknowledged by all his people, and especially at this time, when his kingdom will more visibly and gloriously appear: the Alexandrian copy, one of Stephens's, the Complutensian edition, and Arabic version, read, King of nations, as in Jeremiah 10:7 from whence this, and the beginning of the next verse, seem to be taken; the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "King of ages", an everlasting King, as in Jeremiah 10:10 but the generality of copies read as we have it: and the ways of this King are just and true; his purposes, decrees, and counsels of old, are faithfulness and truth; all his proceedings towards his own people, his subjects, are mercy and truth; his precepts and ordinances, his worship and service, are just and true, in opposition to every false way; and all his judgments upon his enemies, which are intended, are just, being what their sins deserved, and are true, being agreeably to his word and threatenings.

l Zohar in Exod. fol. 23. 2. & 24. 3, 4. & 25. 2. & T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 91. 2. m Maimon. Tamidim, c. 6. sect. 9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God - A song of thanksgiving and praise, such as Moses taught the Hebrew people to sing after their deliverance from Egyptian bondage. See Exodus 15:0. The meaning here is, not that they would sing that identical song, but that, as Moses taught the people to celebrate their deliverance with an appropriate hymn of praise, the redeemed would celebrate their delivery and redemption in a similar manner. There is an obvious propriety here in referring to the “song of Moses,” because the circumstances are very similar; the occasion of the redemption from that formidable anti-Christian power here referred to, had a strong resemblance to the rescue from Egyptian bondage.

And the song of the Lamb - The hymn which is sung in honor of the Lamb, as their great deliverer. Compare the notes on Revelation 5:9-10, Revelation 5:12-13.

Saying, Great and marvelous are thy works - See the notes on Revelation 15:1. The meaning is, that great power was evinced in redeeming them; and that the interposition of the divine goodness in doing it was marvelous, or was such as to excite wonder and admiration.

Lord God Almighty - This would seem to mean the same thing as the expression so common in the Old Testament, “Yahweh, God of hosts.” The union of these appellations give solemnity and impressiveness to the ascription of praise, for it brings into view the fact, that he whose praise is celebrated is Lord - Yahweh - -the uncreated and eternal One; that he is God the creator, upholder, and sovereign of all things; and that he is Almighty - having all power in all worlds. All these names and attributes are suggested when we think of redemption; for all the perfections of a glorious God are suggested in the redemption of the soul from death. It is the Lord the Ruler of all worlds; it is God - the Maker of the race, and the Father of the race, who performs the work of redemption; and it is a work which could be accomplished only by one who is Almighty.

Just and true - The attributes of justice and truth are brought prominently into view also in the redemption of man. The fact that God is just, and that in all this work he has been careful to maintain his justice Romans 3:26; and the fact that he is true to himself, true to the creation, true to the fulfillment of all his promises, are prominent in this work, and it is proper that these attributes should be celebrated in the songs of praise in heaven.

Are thy ways - Thy ways or dealings with us, and with the enemies of the church. That is, all the acts or “ways” of God in the redemption of his people had been characterized by justice and truth.

Thou King of saints - King of those who are holy; of all who are redeemed and sanctified. The more approved reading here, however, is “King of nations” - ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν ho basileus tōn ethnōn - instead of “King of saints” - τὼν ἁγιῶν tōn hagiōn. So it is read in the critical editions of Griesbach, Tittmann, and Hahn. The sense is not materially affected by the difference in the reading.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 15:3. They sing the song of Moses — That which Moses sang, Exodus 15:1, when he and the Israelites, by the miraculous power of God, had got safely through the Red Sea, and saw their enemies all destroyed.

And the song of the Lamb — The same song adapted to the state of the suffering, but now delivered Christians.

Great and marvellous are thy works] God's works are descriptive of his infinite power and wisdom.

Lord God Almighty — Nearly the same as Jehovah, God of hosts.

Just and true are thy ways — Every step God takes in grace or providence is according to justice, and he carefully accomplishes all his threatenings and all his promises; to this he is bound by his truth.