5 And one of the elders *said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
6 And I saw 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the eldersbetween the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are 5:6 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angelsthe seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 9 And they *sang a new song, saying,
"Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.