period, when, throughout the vast temple-buildings, deep silence rested on the worshipping multitude, while within the sanctuary itself the priest laid the incense on the golden altar, and the cloud of odors rose up before the Lord, which serves as the image of heavenly things in the Apocalypse (viii. 1, 3,4). The prayers offered by priests and people at this part of the service are recorded by tradition as follows: ‘True it is that Thou art Jehovah, our God and the God of our fathers; our King and the King of our fathers; our Saviour and the Rock of our salvation; our Help and our Deliverer. Thy name is from everlasting, and there is no God beside Thee. A new song did they that were delivered sing to Thy name by the sea- shore. Together did all praise and own Thee as King, and say, ‘ Jehovah shall reign who saveth Israel.’” Compare “ the Song of Moses,” ch. xv. 3, and “a new song,” ver. 9.
9. They sing. Present tense, denoting the continuous, un- ceasing worship of heaven, or possibly, as describing their “office generally rather than the mere one particular case of its exercise” (Alford).
Redeem (7y0pacas). Lit., purchase, as Rev. See John iv. Sy ieeo.
Us. Omit us and supply men, as Rev. With Thy blood (év 7@ alwarfl cov). Lit., “im Thy blood.” The preposition zm is used Hebraistically of the price; the value
of the thing purchased being contained én the price.
Kindred (vfs). Rev., tribe. Often in the New Testa- ment of the twelve tribes of Israel.
People, nation (daod, é9vous). See on 1 Pet. ii. 9. 10. Us (judas). Read adrods them.
Kings (Bactneis). Read Bacirelav a kingdom. See on ch, i. 6.