Verse 6
We can see the superiority of the Son also in the third quotation from Deuteronomy 32:43 (in the Septuagint) in that the angels worship Him as Yahweh. "Again" may go with "brings" implying Jesus Christ’s second advent. [Note: Westcott, p. 22.] On the other hand, it may go with "says" implying the first advent. [Note: Bruce, p. 15.] In this case it would simply separate this quotation from the former one. The word order in the Greek text favors the first option, but the sense of the context favors the second. Many translators and interpreters connect "again" with "says." [Note: See Hughes, p. 58.] The point is that the angels worship the Son. The angels worshiped Jesus at His first advent (Luke 2:13-14), and they will undoubtedly worship Him at His second advent.
The title "first-born" reflects the sovereignty, uniqueness, and superiority of Messiah (Psalms 89:27). It does not always mean born first chronologically. Solomon exercised the sovereignty of the Davidic house as Israel’s king even though he was the tenth son of David chronologically (1 Chronicles 3:1-5). The title describes rank and honor here. The first-born received special blessings (inheritance) from his father.
"The context requires that oikoumene ["world"] be understood as the heavenly world of eschatological salvation into which the Son entered at his ascension [cf. Hebrews 2:5] . . ." [Note: Lane, p. 27.]
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