Isaiah 33:21 - Exposition

But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a Place of broad rivers ; rather, there in majesty the Lord is ours ; [ the Lord who is ] a Place of broad rivers , etc. Some critics think that "a place of broad rivers" may be exegetical of sham , "there," and so apply it to Jerusalem; but the majority regard the phrase as applied directly to Jehovah. As he is "a Place to hide in" ( Psalms 32:7 ; Psalms 119:114 ), so he may be "a Place of broad rivers," full, i.e. of refreshment and spiritual blessing. Wherein shall go no galley . The river of God's grace, which "makes glad the city of God, "shall bear no enemy on its surface, allow no invader to cross it.