Isaiah 12:2-4 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-3

This is the former part of the hymn of praise which is prepared for the use of the church, of the Jewish church when God would work great deliverances for them, and of the Christian church when the kingdom of the Messiah should be set up in the world in despite of the opposition of the powers of darkness: In that day thou shalt say, O Lord! I will praise thee. The scattered church, being united into one body, shall, as one man, with one mind and one mouth, thus praise God, who is one and his... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 12:4-6

This is the second part of this evangelical song, and to the same purport with the former; there believers stir up themselves to praise God, here they invite and encourage one another to do it, and are contriving to spread his praise and draw in others to join with them in it. Observe, I. Who are here called upon to praise God?the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem, whom God had in a particular manner protected from Sennacherib's violence, Isa. 12:6. Those that have received distinguishing... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation ,.... Or Saviour; that is, Christ, who is God, the great God, and so fit to be a Saviour, and is one, was appointed by the Father, provided in covenant, promised in the word, sent in the fulness of time, and is become the author of salvation, which a creature could not be; and this the church saw her interest in, and which was the ground of her comfort before declared; and to which she prefixed the word "behold", as a note of asseveration, affirming him to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:3

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water ,.... These words are either an exhortation to others, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "draw ye"; and so likewise an encouragement to them by her example, or a prophecy that they should do this; that is, apply to Christ for grace, and receive it from him: for by "water" is meant grace, which is compared to it, because it is softening, purifying, fructifying, cooling, and refreshing, and extinguishes thirst; and this is to be "drawn", it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:4

In that day shall ye say, praise the Lord ,.... On account of his being and perfections, for blessings received from him, especially spiritual ones; and particularly such as are before mentioned, fulness of grace in him, strength and salvation by him, a view of interest in him as a Saviour, and divine comforts communicated from him; which is done by giving him the glory of them, and thanks for them. This is a work very proper for Gospel times; it always was a duty, and there was ever reason... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:2

The Lord Jehovah - The word יה Yah read here is probably a mistake; and arose originally from the custom of the Jewish scribes, who, when they found a line too short for the word, wrote as many letters as filled it, and then began the next line with the whole word. In writing the word יהוה Jehovah , the line might terminate with יה Yah , the two first letters; and then at the beginning of the next line the whole word יהוה Yehovah would be written. This might give rise to ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:4

Call upon his name - בשמו קראו kiru bishmo , invoke his name. Make him your Mediator, or call the people in his name. Preach him who is the Root of Jesse, and who stands as an ensign for the nations. Call on the people to believe in him; as in him alone salvation is to be found. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING OF THE UNITED CHURCH . On each of her deliverances the Church is hound to praise God. In some parts of the Church it is customary on every such occasion to sing a "Te Deum." The ordinary Israelite hymn of praise appears to have been the hundred and thirty-sixth psalm ( 1 Chronicles 16:34 , 1 Chronicles 16:41 ; 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; 2 Chronicles 7:3 ; Ezra 3:11 ; Jeremiah 33:11 ; 1 Macc. 4:24); but on extraordinary occasions special... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

Christian thanksgiving - its principal characteristics. There is so much allusion in this thanksgiving song to the "song of Moses," that Isaiah cannot but be supposed to intend some comparison between the two. The occasion, however, of their utterance is so different, and their scale and method of construction so far apart, that it is difficult to draw out in detail any comparison between the two that would not appear forced and unnatural. Moses' song is a burst of gratitude for a particular... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

A hymn of praise. Some critics say that the language and the tone of thought are so different here from that of Isaiah, that the hymn cannot be from his pen. The theory seems probable enough that a copyist or reader, who beheld with joy a fulfillment of the words in Isaiah 11:15 , Isaiah 11:16 , on the deliverance from the Babylonian exile, supplemented the oracle with these jubilant words." I. THE FULL HEART SEEKS RELIEF IN RELIGIOUS SONG . If burdened with the sense... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 12:4-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

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