Revelation 4:11

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory honour, and power, etc.] The Alexandrian copy, and some others, the Complutensian edition, the Vulgate Latin version, and all the Oriental ones, read, “thou art worthy, O Lord, and our God, to receive”; that is, to receive the acknowledgment and ascription of glory, honour, and power; for otherwise God cannot be said to receive these from his creatures, than by their confessing and declaring that they belong unto him: and that for the reasons following, for thou hast created all things; the whole universe, the heavens, the earth, and sea, and all that in them are: and for thy pleasure they are and were created; God is the first cause, and the last…”

“O Lord--The two oldest manuscripts, A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac add, "and our God." "Our" by virtue of creation, and especially redemption. One oldest manuscript, B, and Syriac insert "the Holy One." But another, A, Vulgate, and Coptic omit this, as English Version does. glory, &c.--"the glory . . . the honour . . . the power." thou--emphatic in the Greek: "It is THOU who didst create." all things--Greek, "the all things": the universe. for, &c.--Greek, "on account of"; "for the sake of Thy pleasure," or "will." English Version is good Greek. Though the context better suits, it was because of Thy will, that "they were" (so one oldest manuscript, A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, instead of…”

“Thou art worthy, O Lord - In thy character, perfections, and government, there is what makes it proper that universal praise should be rendered. The feeling of all true worshippers is, that (God is worthy of the praise that is ascribed to him. No man worships him aright who does not feel that there is that in his nature and his doings which makes it proper that he should receive universal adoration. To receive glory - To have praise or glory ascribed to thee. And honour - To be honored; that is, to be approached and adored as worthy of honor. And power - To have power ascribed to thee, or to be regarded as having infinite power. Man can confer no power on God, but he may acknowledge what he…”

“Worthy art thou to receive - This he receives not only when he is thus praised, but also when he destroys his enemies and glorifies himself anew. The glory and the honour and the power - Answering the thrice - holy of the living creatures, Rev 4:9. For thou hast created all things - Creation is the ground of all the works of God: therefore, for this, as well as for his other works, will he be praised to all eternity. And through thy will they were - They began to be. It is to the free, gracious and powerfully - working will of Him who cannot possibly need anything that all things owe their first existence. And are created - That is, continue in being ever since they were created. Next:…”

“4:11 You are worthy: This phrase is never used of God in the Old Testament but was frequently used in Rome during emperor worship. As emphasized here, only God deserves worship. • you created all things: Many in the ancient world believed that the gods were too busy to be concerned with humans. But God is Almighty in more than a philosophical sense; he is involved as Creator and Lord. In Revelation, creation affirms that God is in sovereign control of the world (see 3:14; 10:6; 14:7; 21:1). • they exist because you created what you pleased: God had a purpose for everything that he created.”

“art: Rev 5:2, Rev 5:9, Rev 5:12; Sa2 22:4; Psa 18:3 to receive: Rev 14:7; Deu 32:4; Ch1 16:28, Ch1 16:29; Neh 9:5; Job 36:3; Psa 29:1, Psa 29:2, Psa 68:34; Psa 96:7, Psa 96:8 for thou: Rev 10:6; Gen 1:1; Exo 20:11; Isa 40:26, Isa 40:28; Jer 10:11, Jer 32:17; Joh 1:1-3; Act 17:24; Eph 3:9; Col 1:16, Col 1:17; Heb 1:2, Heb 1:10 and for: Pro 16:4; Rom 11:36 Next: Revelation Chapter 5”