Nehemiah 9:6

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone R.V. Thou art the LORD, even thou alone. The confession opens with a declaration of the unity of the God of Israel. Jehovah alone is: He alone made the worlds and led Israel. Cf. Psalms 83:18, -That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah (marg. thou whose name alone is Jehovah) art the Most High above all the earth," Isaiah 44:6.

made -fecisti" not -creasti," -âsah" not -bara;" no reference to Genesis 1:1; Genesis 2:1.

heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host For -the heaven" and -the heaven of heavens," cf. Deuteronomy 10:14; 1Ki 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Psalms 148:4. It denotes -the heavens" in their plenitude, the clouds, and the wonders of the sky, the stars and the whole sidereal world.

therein R.V. thereon.

therein R.V. in them, giving emphasis to the use of the plural.

preservest literally, -givest life to," -quickenest;" LXX. ζωοποιεῖς. Vulg. -vivificas," an allusion to the continuity of Divine operation in relation to the Universe. Cf. Job 33:4; John 5:17.

the host of heaven Does this refer to the stars and the powers of the sky, or to the angelic beings? The words, being separated from the phrase, -all their host" and following upon the mention of the seas and the earth, most probably mean the created spirits, a distinct group of created things, 1 Kings 22:19; Psalms 103:21.