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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!
Revelation 15:3 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB 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.
  • KJV 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.
  • NKJV 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!
  • NASB 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!
  • NLT 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.

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Quick answer

The redeemed sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb, praising God's great and righteous works. Redemption in Christ fulfills and surpasses the exodus deliverance.

Overview

Joining 'the song of Moses' (Exodus 15) with 'the song of the Lamb,' the redeemed celebrate God's mighty acts and righteous ways as King of the nations. This links Israel's rescue from Egypt with the greater redemption accomplished by the Lamb. Their praise centers on God's justice and truth, vindicating his rule over all peoples.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 40

  • Ps 111:2Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
  • Exod 15:1–18Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
  • Ps 139:14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
  • Rev 5:9–13And 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.
  • Ps 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
  • Heb 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
  • Isa 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
  • Hos 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
  • Ps 100:5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
  • Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  • John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • Gen 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
  • Rev 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
  • Rev 16:5–7And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
  • Isa 32:1–2Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
  • Rev 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  • Deut 31:30Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end:
  • Rev 7:10–11And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
  • Rev 4:8And 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!”
  • Rev 11:17saying: “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.
  • Rev 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  • Ps 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Isa 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
  • Ps 118:22–23The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  • Ps 85:10–11Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
  • Ps 105:5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  • Ps 78:12He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
  • Ps 145:6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
  • Dan 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
  • Dan 4:2–3I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
  • Mic 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
  • Zeph 3:5The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
  • Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
  • 2 Chr 24:6So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
  • 1 Chr 6:49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
  • Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  • Job 5:9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
  • Rev 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  • Neh 9:14You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.
  • Dan 9:11All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

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Christ at the center

Revelation ends the story with the slain-yet-standing Lamb who is worthy, the Lion of Judah, the Alpha and Omega, the returning King who makes all things new and dwells with his people forever.

How Revelation 15:3 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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