Verse 21
21. his righteousness—not His people's, but His own; Isaiah 42:24 shows that they had no righteousness (Isaiah 45:24; Isaiah 59:16). God is well pleased with His Son ("in whom My soul delighteth," Isaiah 42:1), "who fulfils all righteousness" (Isaiah 42:1- :) for them, and with them for His sake (compare Isaiah 42:6; Psalms 71:16; Psalms 71:19; Matthew 5:17; Romans 10:3; Romans 10:4; Philippians 3:9). Perhaps in God's "righteousness" here is included His faithfulness to His promises given to Israel's forefathers [ROSENMULLER]; because of this He is well pleased with Israel, even though displeased with their sin, which He here reproves; but that promise could only be based on the righteousness of Messiah, the promised seed, which is God's righteousness.
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