1 Enoch 84:2
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
‘Blessed be Thou, O Lord, King, Great and mighty in Thy greatness, Lord of the whole creation of the heaven, King of kings and God of the whole world. And Thy power and kingship and greatness abide for ever and ever, And throughout all generations Thy dominion; And all the heavens are Thy throne for ever, And the whole earth Thy footstool for ever and ever.
This verse’s chapter, studied
The Angels of Thy Heavens Are Guilty
Enoch answers his terrifying vision with a doxology, blessing God as King over all creation, whose throne is the heavens and whose footstool is the earth. In the middle of his praise he states plainly that "the angels of Thy heavens are guilty of trespass" and that God's wrath rests on mankind's flesh, until the day of judgment, because of it. He begs God to spare a righteous remnant rather than destroy every living thing.
- Isaiah 66:1 : "The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool" is the exact biblical language this chapter's doxology borrows for God's kingship.
- Genesis 3:15 : The prayer's plea to preserve an "eternal seed" of righteousness echoes the promised seed set against the serpent from the garden onward.
Teachers on this ground
R. H. Charles
The Book of Enoch (1917)
The public-domain translation this shelf reads, with the critical introduction the field still builds on.
Johnny Enlow
The Book of Enoch: Paraphrase and Commentary (2025)
A living teacher's paraphrase of the whole book with his own running commentary, from the prophetic stream.