Isaiah 42:10-13 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 42:13-17

It comes all to one whether we make these verses (as some do) the song itself that is to be sung by the Gentile world or a prophecy of what God will do to make way for the singing of that song, that evangelical new song. I. He will appear in his power and glory more than ever. So he did in the preaching of his gospel, in the divine power and energy which went along with it, and in the wonderful success it had in the pulling down of Satan's stronghold, Isa. 42:13, 14. He had long held his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

Sing unto the Lord a new song ,.... On account of the new things before prophesied of, and now done; on account of redemption and salvation by Christ, and the conversion of the Gentiles through the light of the Gospel brought among them; the song of redeeming love, and for the Gospel, and regenerating grace; and not the Jews only, but the Gentiles also, are called upon to sing this song, as having a special share in the blessings, the subject of it: hence it follows, and his praise from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:11

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice ,.... The eastern part of the world, Arabia Deserta, and the inhabitants of the cities which were in it: the villages that Kedar doth inhabit ; or the "courts" F20 חצרים "atria", Montanus; "tentoria", Grotius. , or tents, the Kedarenes inhabited, who were Arabians, and dwelt in tents, which they pitched here and there, for the convenience of their flocks; and so the Targum, "the Arabians that inhabit the wilderness... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:12

Let them give glory unto the Lord ,.... For all the great and good things he has done for them, in sending his Gospel to them, calling them by his grace, enlightening their minds, and revealing his Son in them, and making them partakers of the blessings of his grace, and entitling them to eternal glory and happiness: and declare his praise in the islands ; as on the western continent, and the isles of it; so on the eastern continent, and the islands of it, the islands of Greece, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:13

The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man ,.... In the ministry of the word, conquering and to conquer ; girding his "sword" on his thigh; causing his "arrows" to be sharp in the hearts of his enemies; clothing the word with power; making the weapons of warfare , put into the hands of his ministering servants, mighty , to pull down the "strong holds" of sin and Satan, to cast: down the proud "imaginations" of men's hearts, and to bring into captivity every thought to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:10

Ye that go down to the sea - This seems not to belong to this place; it does not well consist with what follows, "and the fullness thereof." They that go down upon the sea means navigators, sailors, traders, such as do business in great waters; an idea much too confined for the prophet, who means the sea in general, as it is used by the Hebrews, for the distant nations, the islands, the dwellers on the sea-coasts all over the world. I suspect that some transcriber had the Psalm 107:23 ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:11

Let the wilderness - The most uncultivated countries, and the most rude and uncivilized people, shall confess and celebrate with thanksgiving the blessing of the knowledge of God graciously imparted to them. By the desert is meant Arabia Deserta; by the rocky country, Arabia Petraea; by the mountains, probably those celebrated ones, Paran, Horeb, Sinai, in the same country; to which also belonged Kedar, a clan of Arabians, dwelling for the most part in tents; but there were others of them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9-17

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMING DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL FROM BABYLON , AND CALL ON THE NATIONS FOR A SONG OF PRAISE AND JUBILATION . Jehovah is still the speaker. He begins by promising a new revelation ( Isaiah 42:9 ). Then, before the revelation is made, he calls upon the nations—especially those in the vicinity of Palestine—to rejoice at what is about to happen ( Isaiah 42:10-12 ). After this he proceeds to make the announcement promised in Isaiah 42:9 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

Sing unto the Lord a new song . The call for a "new song" is based upon the ground that the mercy vouchsafed was a "new" one (see Isaiah 42:9 ). The expression is frequent in the Psalms ( Psalms 33:3 ; Psalms 96:1 ; Psalms 98:1 ; Psalms 144:9 ; Psalms 149:1 ). His praise from the end of the earth ; i.e. "let his praise be sung by all the inhabitants of the earth to its remotest bounds." The sea . Sea and land are called upon equally to proclaim God's praise; the sea, "and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 42:13-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

Group of Brands