Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou, even thou art Lord alone,.... Whose name alone is Jehovah, the one only true and living God:
thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host; the airy and starry heavens, and…
Barnes' Notes
The host of heaven worshippeth thee - i. e the angels. See 1Ki 22:19; Psa 103:21.
Adam Clarke
Thou preservest them all - ואתה מחיה את כלם vettah mechaiyeh eth cullam, and thou givest life to them all: and the host of the heavens, לך משתחוים lecha mishtachavim, prostrate themselves unto thee.…
We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names.…
Cambridge Bible
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…
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