Revelation 4:9-11 And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,… After the battle of Agincourt it is said of Henry V. that, desiring to acknowledge the Divine interposition, he ordered the chaplain to read a Psalm of David, and, when he came to these words, "Not unto us — not unto us, O Lord! but unto Thy name give glory and praise," the king dismounted, his officers dismounted — the cavalry all dismounted, great hosts of officers and men fell on their faces in reverence to their Great Deliverer. When we contemplate what great victories we have attained over sin, through Christ, how fitting to fall before God in thanksgiving and praise, crying, "Not unto us, but unto Thy name be the praise." (A. J. Gordon, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, |
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