The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 12:1-6,
"In that day you will say:
'I will praise you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense [or, song];
he has become my salvation.'
With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
In that day you will say:
'Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.'"
The above psalm comprises the entire chapter of Isaiah 12. Many find it to be a lofty psalm of praise by a people who have found life-saving relief, salvation, in their Lord. The psalm has two sections, verses 1-3 and 4-6. Each section begins with the same line, "In that day you will say" (although in verse one, "you" is singular where in verse 4 it is plural in the Hebrew).
Isaiah came as a prophet of the Lord's coming wrath on Israel for her rejection of him. As a nation they have become estranged from him and gone their own way, now facing his certain judgment. This psalm looks ahead to the nation's renewed life following that judgment.
Within this psalm is a parallel in terms of us today, where we come into this life facing the Lord's judgment as the offspring of Adam and Eve. He has reached out to us through the Savior he has provided us, Jesus Christ. For those of us who have embraced him in faith, this psalm becomes ours. Where Israel would yet have a future following Assyria's destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel and the Babylonian captivity for the southern, this psalm is a fitting acknowledgment of the Lord's saving acts, not just for Israel, but for all mankind.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things! Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"In that day you will say:
'I will praise you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense [or, song];
he has become my salvation.'
With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
In that day you will say:
'Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.'"
The above psalm comprises the entire chapter of Isaiah 12. Many find it to be a lofty psalm of praise by a people who have found life-saving relief, salvation, in their Lord. The psalm has two sections, verses 1-3 and 4-6. Each section begins with the same line, "In that day you will say" (although in verse one, "you" is singular where in verse 4 it is plural in the Hebrew).
Isaiah came as a prophet of the Lord's coming wrath on Israel for her rejection of him. As a nation they have become estranged from him and gone their own way, now facing his certain judgment. This psalm looks ahead to the nation's renewed life following that judgment.
Within this psalm is a parallel in terms of us today, where we come into this life facing the Lord's judgment as the offspring of Adam and Eve. He has reached out to us through the Savior he has provided us, Jesus Christ. For those of us who have embraced him in faith, this psalm becomes ours. Where Israel would yet have a future following Assyria's destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel and the Babylonian captivity for the southern, this psalm is a fitting acknowledgment of the Lord's saving acts, not just for Israel, but for all mankind.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things! Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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