Isaiah 12:1

And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Just as Miriam, after the deliverance of the Red Sea (Isaiah 11:15), celebrated it with an ode of praise, (Ex 15.)...

1._And thou shalt say in that day. _Isaiah now exhorts all the godly to thanksgiving. Yet the exhortation has also this object, that the promise may be more fully believed; for he seals it with that exhortation, that they may be convinced that it is certain, and may not think that they are deluded by unfounded hope, when a form of thanksgiving is now given, and, as it were, put into their mouth; and this would not have been the case, if there had not been just and solid grounds. At the same time, he points out the purpose which the Lord has in view in doing good in his Church. It is, that the remembrance of his name may be extolled; not that he needs our praise, but it is profitable to ourselves. We ought also to consider the honor which he bestows upon us, when he condescends to make use of our services for extolling and spreading the glory of his name, though we are altogether useless...

CHAPTER XII _Prophetic hymn of praise for the great mercies vouchsafed to_ _the children of Israel in their deliverance from the great_ _Babylonish captivity, and for redemption by the Messiah_, 1-6. This hymn seems, by its whole tenor, and by many expressions in it, much better calculated for the use of the Christian Church than for the Jewish, in any circumstances, or at any time that can be assigned. The Jews themselves seem to have applied it to the times of Messiah. On the last day of the feast of tabernacles they fetched water in a golden pitcher from the fountain of Shiloah, springing at the foot of Mount Sion without the city: they brought it through the water-gate into the temple, and poured it, mixed with wine, on the sacrifice as it lay upon the altar, with great

AND IN THAT DAY - The day referred to in the previous chapter, the time of the Messiah, when the effects of his reign shall be seen everywhere. The duty of praise, however, is couched in such language as to make it applicable to the event predicted in the former part of the prophecy Isaiah 10 - the delivering of the nation from the invasion of Sennacherib, as well as the more glorious event on which the prophet fixed his eye Isaiah 11 - the coming and reign of the Messiah. The language of this song of praise would be appropriate to both these events. THOU SHALT SAY - The address to an individual here, in the term ‘thou,’ is equivalent to “everyone,” meaning that “all” who were thus interested in the divine interposition should say it....

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 12:1 THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING OF THE UNITED CHURCH. On each of her deliverances the Church is hound to praise God. In some parts of the Church it is customary on every such occasion to sing a "Te Deum." The ordinary Israelite hymn of praise appears to have been the hundred and thirty-sixth psalm (1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Chronicles 16:41; 2Ch 5:13; 2 Chronicles 7:3;...

AND IN THAT DAY THOU SHALT SAY,.... The following song of praise; just as Israel did, when they were brought through the Red sea, and saved out of the hands of their enemies; to which there are several allusions and references in it; that deliverance being typical of salvation by Christ; the Gospel day, or the times of the Gospel, are here meant: O LORD, I WILL PRAISE THEE; or "confess thee"; to be my Lord, Redeemer, and Saviour, my Husband, Head, and King; or "confess to thee" q, my sins and transgressions, and unworthiness to receive any favour from thee, and gratefully acknowledge all the favours bestowed upon me: THOUGH THOU WAST ANGRY WITH ME; as it appeared to the church, and according to her apprehensions of things, though not in reality, or strictly or properly speaking; for anger is not to be ascribed to God; but it is a speaking after the manner of men; and the Lord seems to...

CHAPTER 12 Israel's Salvation Hymn 1. _When Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:1)_ 2. _What Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:2)_ 3. _To whom Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:4)_ 4. _The Holy One in the midst (Isaiah 12:6)_ It is Israel's future song of praise for salvation. Read in this light what a wonderful meaning this little chapter has. The song will be sung by the delivered and blessed remnant “in that day.” In what day? When the Lord arises to judge; when He is manifested in His glory; when He brings back the captivity of His people....

ISAIAH 12. SONGS OF THANKSGIVING. This is a late appendix to the preceding. It is imitative throughout and copies late passages. Isaiah 11:16 compares Israel's return from the Dispersion with the deliverance of the Hebrews at the Exodus. As a song of praise (Exodus 15) celebrates the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red Sea, so two brief songs (Isaiah 12:1; Isaiah 12:4) are inserted here, which have close points of contact with Exodus 15 and some Pss., especially Psalms 105, also with parts of Isaiah 24-27. The speaker in the first song is apparently the redeemed Israel. He utters thanksgiving for the passing of Yahweh's anger into comfort (Isa

LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....

The introductory formula (here and in Isaiah 12:4) resembles those in Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 27:2 _thou wast angry_ a word never used by any prophet, but found in Psalms 2:12; Psalms 60:1; Psalms 79:5; Psalms 85:5. _is turned away_ The form is that of the jussive; but it is probably the contracted form of