John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:8
I am the Lord, that is my name ,.... Jehovah, a name expressive of his self-existence, eternity, and immutability; a name by which be made himself known to Israel of old, and which is peculiar to him, and does not belong to another, and so distinguishes him from all false gods; see Exodus 3:14 or, "Hu is my name" F16 הוא שמי ; to which αυτος , "he himself the same", answers; see Psalm 102:27 , compared with Hebrews 13:8 and this is one of the names of God with the Jews ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-12
Here is I. The covenant God made with and the commission he gave to the Messiah, Isa. 42:5-7, which are an exposition of Isa. 42:1; Behold my servant, whom I uphold. 1. The royal titles by which the great God here makes himself known, and distinguishes himself from all pretenders, speak very much his glory (Isa. 42:5): Thus saith God the Lord. And who are thou, Lord? Why, he is the fountain of all being and therefore the fountain of all power. He is the fountain of being, 1. In the upper... read more