Isaiah 25:1
in Isaiah 25O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
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ASV
O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.
KJV
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
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This verse in Isaiah 25
Commentary
11 notes on this verseO Lord, thou art my God,.... Not by creation and providence only, but by covenant and grace. This is the first and foundation blessing of grace, and secures all the rest; in this true happiness consists, and is preferable to every other enjoyment; the knowledge of it is come at in effectual calling, and by the witnessing of the Spirit; it is the highest attainment of grace to be assured of it; and though it is not always seen and known, it will always remain, and will be the glory of the New Jerusalem state, Rev 21:
This site's exposition
O LORD, You are my God
on Isaiah 25:1-3
The oracles against the nations give way to a song, "O LORD, You are my God". The singer praises "plans formed long ago" carried out "in perfect faithfulness", which ties the song to the oracles. The fortified town is "a ruin", and "The cities of ruthless nations will revere You".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Chapter 25 — Verse 1 and following) O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for you have done marvelous things, faithful and true are your ancient thoughts. Amen. For you have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into ruins, a palace of foreigners, so that it is no longer a city and will never be rebuilt. On this the strong people will praise you, the city of the mighty nations will fear you.
The "wonders" of Isaiah were the promises to the Gentiles, and not to Israel, of anointing with sweet-smelling oil and myrrh. They naturally received the name of Christian from this anointing. In addition he promises the "wine of joy" to the Gentiles, using a shadow to allude to the sacrament of the new covenant of Christ, which is now openly celebrated among the Gentiles.
The Medieval Church1 voice
584. O Lord, you are my God. Here thanksgiving is set out; and first, for the exaltation of the people; second, for their justification: in that day (ch. 26); third, for paternal correction: in that day (ch. 27). The first of these is divided into …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
These wonderful things, which are new and surprising to us, and altogether unthought of, are according to his counsels of old, devised by his wisdom and designed for his own glory and the comfort of his people.
): " O Lord! thou art my God, a God in covenant with me." When God is punishing the kings of the earth upon the earth, and making them to tremble before him, a poor prophet can go to him, and, with a humble boldness, say, O Lord! thou art my God, and therefore I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name.
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4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
O Lord - The prophet reflecting upon those great and glorious prophecies which he had delivered, interrupts the course of his prophecies, and breaks forth into a solemn celebration of God's wonderful works.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
O Lord, thou art my God - The prophet speaks, not in his own name, but in the name of the people that would be delivered from bondage. The sense is, that Yahweh had manifested himself as their covenant-keeping God; and that in view of his faithfulness in keeping his promises, they now had demonstration that he was their God.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
wonderful-- (Isa 9:6). counsels of old-- (Isa 42:9; Purposes planned long ago; here, as to the deliverance of His people. truth--Hebrew, Amen; covenant-keeping, faithful to promises; the peculiar characteristic of Jesus (Re 3:14).
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Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth - That is, All thy past declarations by the prophets shall be fulfilled in their proper time.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
counsels from long ago in true faith Counsels that You advised from long ago to Abraham in the Covenant between the Parts.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהַי֙ | ʾelohai | [are] God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אַתָּ֔ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| אֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ֙ | ʾaromikha | I will exalt you | H7311 → | 190 times |
| אוֹדֶ֣ה | ʾodeh | I will give thanks to | H3034 → | 114 times |
| שִׁמְךָ֔ | shimkha | name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עָשִׂ֖יתָ | ʾasita | you have done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| פֶּ֑לֶא | pele' | wonder[s] | H6382 → | 13 times |
| עֵצ֥וֹת | etzot | plans | H6098 → | 89 times |
| מֵֽרָח֖וֹק | merachok | from distant [time] | H7350 → | 84 times |
| אֱמ֥וּנָה | ʾemunah | faithfulness | H530 → | 49 times |
| אֹֽמֶן׃ | ʾomen | faithfulness | H544 → |
יְהוָ֤הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהַי֙[are] God my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
אַתָּ֔הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
אֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ֙I will exalt you
ʾaromikhaH7311 →190 times
אוֹדֶ֣הI will give thanks to
ʾodehH3034 →114 times
שִׁמְךָ֔name your
shimkhaH8034 →864 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
עָשִׂ֖יתָyou have done
ʾasitaH6213 →2628 times
פֶּ֑לֶאwonder[s]
pele'H6382 →13 times
עֵצ֥וֹתplans
etzotH6098 →89 times
מֵֽרָח֖וֹקfrom distant [time]
merachokH7350 →84 times
אֱמ֥וּנָהfaithfulness
ʾemunahH530 →49 times
אֹֽמֶן׃faithfulness
ʾomenH544 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
- James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
- Hebrews 6:18
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- 1 Samuel 15:29
Through
Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 118:14
The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
- Isaiah 12:2
Through
Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah
This page draws on 10 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 1:10; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.