Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 59:19
Fear the name of the Lord, i.e. either worship the Lord; for the name of God is put for God himself, as hath been often showed, and fear is put for his worship; or make his name renowned. From the west, viz. the western part of the world. His glory, or the glorious God. From the rising of the sun, viz. the eastern parts of the world. The sum is, the whole world, either a synecdoche of the part for the whole, or if you divide the world through the poles, the one half will be east, and the other... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 59:15-21
Isaiah 59:15 b – Isaiah 59:21 . Yahweh Himself Becomes the Champion of the Right.— Yahweh is indignant that Right is absent. He sees there is none to interpose ( mg.) for her, so His own power brings the deliverance He desires, His victorious might sustaining Him in His strife. He arrays Himself as a warrior, Victory His cuirass, Deliverance His helmet, Vengeance His garments, and the Wrath of Indignation His cloak. Thus equipped, He proceeds to render to every deed its recompence, fury to... read more