Revelation 5:13

every creature Cf. Philippians 2:10.

under the earth See on Revelation 5:3. It seems harsh to understand the words of an unwillingcooperation of the devils in glorifying God and His Son, besides that Judges 6 seems hardly to prove that allfallen spirits are yet confined "under the earth:" Matthew 8:29 compared with Luke 8:31 suggests the contrary. It is more possible to suppose the dead, even the holy dead, to be described as "under the earth." In Enoch lxii. we have a hymn, somewhat resembling those of this Book, actually sung by the souls of the lost apparently in the intervals of their suffering. The souls of the Martyrs appear from this Book to be in Heaven, Revelation 6:9 sqq.: but we cannot be sure that this is true of all the faithful, and it is not certain that a disembodied soul can be said, except figuratively, to be in any place at all: so that the place where their bodies lie is perhaps the only place where the dead can properly be said to be.

such as are in the sea Read simply on the sea: including those in ships, and marine animals: see Psalms 104:26.

Blessing, and honour Lit. the blessing, and the honour, &c. the art. being repeated with each noun, not, as in the preceding verse, standing once for all. The repetition of the article has perhaps none but a rhetorical or euphonic purpose. Whatever "power and riches …," whatever "blessing and honour …" the world contains, all belongs of right to Him. Watts" "Blessings more than we can give" is a perfectly legitimate developement of the sense.