John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O ye heavens, for the Lord hath done it ,.... Done what he promised, the forgiveness of the sins of his people, and the redemption of them. So the Targum, "because the Lord hath wrought redemption for his people.' The Vulgate Latin version adds, "mercy" F15 "Quia fecit misericordiam", V. L. ; and so the Septuagint version, "because God hath had mercy on Israel" F16 οτι ηλεησεν ο θεος τον ισραηλ , Sept. ; and therefore the heavens are called upon to sing on this... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28
In these verses we have, I. The duty which Jacob and Israel, now in captivity, were called to, that they might be qualified and prepared for the deliverance designed them. Our first care must be to get good by our afflictions, and then we may hope to get out of them. The duty is expressed in two words: Remember and return, as in the counsel to Ephesus, Rev. 2:4, 5. 1. ?Remember these, O Jacob! Remember what thou hast been told of the folly of idolatry, and let the convictions thou art now... read more