For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
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Gill's Exposition
For true and righteous are his judgments,.... As in See Gill on Rev 15:3; see Gill on Rev 16:7, this is to be understood of God's judgments in general, and is a reason of the attribution of praise and…
Barnes' Notes
For true and righteous are his judgments - That is, the calamities that come upon the power here referred to are deserved. For he hath judged the great whore - The power represented by the harlot. See…
Adam Clarke
For true and righteous - His judgments displayed in supporting his followers, and punishing his enemies, are true - according to his predictions; and righteous, being all according to infinite justice…
The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her,…
Cambridge Bible
For the joy of the Saints in sympathy with God's judgement, see on Rev 14:10. There is a passage somewhat like this in Enoch xlvii. 4: "Then were the hearts of the saints full of joy, because the…
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