Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
sung—Greek, "sing": it is their blessed occupation continually. The theme of redemption is ever new, ever suggesting fresh thoughts of praise, embodied in the "new song."
us to God—So manuscript B, Coptic, Vulgate, and CYPRIAN. But A omits "us": and Aleph reads instead, "to our God."
out of—the present election-church gathered out of the world, as distinguished from the peoples gathered to Christ as the subjects, not of an election, but of a general and world-wide conversion of all nations.
kindred . . . tongue . . . people . . . nation—The number four marks world-wide extension: the four quarters of the world. For "kindred," translate as Greek, "tribe." This term and "people" are usually restricted to Israel: "tongue and nation" to the Gentiles (Revelation 7:9; Revelation 11:9; Revelation 13:7, the oldest reading; Revelation 14:6). Thus there is here marked the election-Church gathered from Jews and Gentiles. In Revelation 10:11, for "tribes," we find among the four terms "kings"; in Revelation 17:15, "multitudes."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 5:9:
Song of Solomon 1:1
Isaiah 8:16
Isaiah 29:11
Isaiah 42:10
Ezekiel 10:1
Daniel 7:27
1 Corinthians 6:20
Galatians 3:13
Hebrews 9:5
1 Peter 1:18
Revelation 4:2
Revelation 4:8
Revelation 4:9-11
Revelation 5:1
Revelation 14:3
Revelation 19:1
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