Isaiah 63:8

The retrospect goes back to the beginning of the nation's history, when Jehovah's affection for His people was still unimpaired. Cf. Hosea 11:1, "When Israel was a child then I loved him."

children( sons) that will not lie Contrast ch. Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 30:9.

so he was their Saviour and he became to them a saviour. LXX. adds from the following verse: in all their distress. On metrical grounds the addition is an obvious improvement; and it leads to an interesting explanation of the first part of Isaiah 63:9 (see below).