Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 64:12
Isaiah 64:12. Wilt thou refrain— Wilt thou contain thyself at these things, O JEHOVAH? &c. Lowth. REFLECTIONS.—1st, We have here, 1. The church's request, desiring some glorious manifestation, as in the days of old: that God would appear for the salvation of his people, and, with vengeance burning as the most vehement fire, terrify and consume their enemies. And this may respect either Christ's first coming in the flesh, to destroy the spiritual enemies of his believing people; or that... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 64:5-7
Isaiah 64:5-7. Thou meetest him that rejoiceth, &c.— Thou meetest with joy those who work righteousness; who in thy ways remember thee. Lo! thou art angry; for we have sinned; because of our deeds; for we have been rebellious: and we are all of us as a polluted thing; and like a rejected garment are all our righteous deeds: and we are withered away, like a leaf, all of us; and our sins, like the wind, have borne us away. There is no one that invoketh thy name, that rouseth himself up to lay... read more