Isaiah 25:1-5

A Song of Praise for Yahweh's Great Deliverance. The deliverance still lies in the future; the song is written from the standpoint of the redeemed community, and expresses its exultation over its salvation. Yahweh has overthrown the city, its inhabitants shall stand in awe of Him. He has been a shelter to His distressed people when the blast of the violent has beaten on them like a winter storm. He has assuaged the oppression of the enemy, as the sun's scorching heat in a parched land is ameliorated by clouds.

Isaiah 25:1. counsels of old: God's decrees formed in the far-distant past.

Isaiah 25:2. a city: the identification is uncertain; perhaps it is that of Isaiah 24:10. palace: fortress (Amos 1:4 *). strangers: i.e. to God, but read insolent, and similarly in Isaiah 25:5.

Isaiah 25:4. storm against the wall: read storm in winter.