George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 25:1
Amen. He approves of God's judgments (Haydock) against Jerusalem. (Worthington)
Amen. He approves of God's judgments (Haydock) against Jerusalem. (Worthington)
CHAPTER XXV _The short glance which the prophet gave at the promised_ _restoration of the people of God and the Messiah's kingdom, in_ _the close of the preceding chapter, makes him break out into...
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 covenan...
CHAPTER 25 Israel's Praise and the Blessings of the Kingdom 1. _The praise of the delivered nation (Isaiah 25:1)_ 2. _The blessing for all nations during the Kingdom (Isaiah 25:6)_ 3. Israel rejoicin...
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 salv...
I WILL EXALT THEE,. WILL PRAISE THY NAME. In Hebrew three words, two making the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_ (App-6); not for. "play on words", but for solemn emphasis, to attract our attention. Heb...
The writer of the psalm, speaking in the name of the believing community, praises God for His wonderful providence (Isaiah 25:1) manifested in the overthrow of Israel's enemies (2, 3) and in the mercy...
The first half of the verse recalls in every phrase the language of the Psalter. Cf. Psalms 63:1; Psalms 145:1; Psalms 138:2; Psalms 54:6;...
O LORD, THOU ART MY GOD— The elegance of the prophet is observable in this verse, which he begins without any connecting particle or introduction; bursting out immediately into praise, upon a sight of...
B. JUBILEE BY JUDAH, CHAPTER 25 1. JUBILATION FOR JEHOVAH'S POWER TEXT: Isaiah 25:1-5 1 O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, e...
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. The restoration from Babylon, and re-establi...
1. THY COUNSELS, etc.] RV 'even counsels of old' (i.e. formed of old) 'in faithfulness and truth.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 25 A SONG TO PRAISE GOD V1 *Lord, you are my God. I will always give you great honou...
In the Bible some ‘wonderful’ action always means something that God alone has done. It never refers to human activity (see Isaiah 9:6)....
XXV. (1) O LORD, THOU ART MY GOD. — The burst of praise follows, like St. Paul’s in Romans 11:33, upon the contemplation of the glory of the heavenly city. THY COUNSELS OF OLD ARE FAITHFULNESS AND TR...
יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַי֙ אַתָּ֔ה אֲרֹֽומִמְךָ֙ אֹודֶ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֔...
BOOK 5 PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH'S TIME In the first thirty-nine Chapter s of the Book of Isaiah-the half which refers to the prophet's own career and the politics contemporary with that - we...
SORROW TURNED TO GLADNESS Isaiah 25:1-12 Here is a song of thanksgiving at the fall of Babylon. When she fell, a sigh of relief passed over the whole world, and strong, terrible nations over which sh...
Immediately following this terrible description is a prophecy which, in the form of praise, declares the activity of Jehovah. The song first offers praise for judgment both in its procedure, as it des...
O LORD, thou (a) [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. (a) Thus the prophet gives thanks...
The Prophet, in the name of the Church, begins the song of praise. And without all doubt, it is a gospel song, in which redemption is celebrated. Probably with reference to the ruin of Babylon, which,...
CONTENTS This is a most precious chapter, containing promises on the part of God, and praises on the part of the Church. It is all over gospel; and as suited to the present hour of the Church, as to...
_THANKSGIVING_ ‘I will praise Thy Name.’ Isaiah 25:1 Isaiah lived in sad and degenerate times, but he was yet a man of praiseful spirit and hopeful outlook. Isaiah was personally of hopeful spirit...
1._O Lord, thou art my God. _Hitherto Isaiah has prophesied about the judgments of God, which threatened not only a single nation, but almost the whole world. Now, it was impossible that the contempla...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 25 AND 26. Chapter s 25 and 26 take the form of a song, in which the effect of God's intervention is celebrated. Let us observe its principal subjects. God is...
O 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 cons...
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. Ver. 1. _O Lord, thou art my God._] _S...
_O Lord_ O Jehovah, _thou art my God_ In covenant with me: my friend, my father, my portion. The prophet speaks in the name of the whole church, and of every true member of it. _I will exalt thee, I w...
THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S BENEFITS...
Lord, Thou art my God, the God of the covenant, the God of salvation, Cf Psalms 31:15; Psalms 40:6; Psalms 143:10. I WILL EXALT THEE, in songs of thanksgiving, I WILL PRAISE THY NAME, as the revelatio...
1-5 However this might show the deliverance of the Jews out of captivity, it looked further, to the praises that should be offered up to God for Christ's victories over our spiritual enemies, and the...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 25 God glorious in his judgments on Babel, ISAIAH 25:1, and his people's salvation, ISAIAH 25:6. The prophet reflecting upon those great and glorious prophecies which he had delivered c...
Isaiah 25:1 LORD H3068 God H430 exalt H7311 (H8787) praise H3034 (H8686) name H8034 done H6213 ...
YAHWEH WILL BRING DOWN ‘THE CITY' WITH ALL ITS ANTI-GOD SIGNIFICANCE AND WILL UPHOLD HIS PEOPLE AND DEFEAT DEATH SO THAT THEY RISE AGAIN (ISAIAH 25:1). Analysis. a O Yahweh, you are my God, I will ex...
CONTENTS: Triumphs of the coming Kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: God should be exalted by His people for the wonderful things He has done, and is to do, according to His promises,...
Isaiah 25:2. _A defenced city a ruin._ This city, in the next words, is called _a palace of strangers;_ therefore it was a great city. In the critics we find nothing but conjectures, as Samaria Ar of...
_O Lord, Thou art my God._ --This chapter looks as pleasantly upon the Church as the former looked dreadfully upon the world. (_M. Henry._) CALM AFTER STORM We can only understand the highest, sweet...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 25:1 Human domination is overthrown by God. ⇐ ⇔...
THE GRAND APPROPRIATION Isaiah 25:1. O _Lord, Thou art my God_. I. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GOD AND OURSELVES. 1. The Lord is our God in a necessary and absolute sense. 2. He should be our God by choi...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 25:1 ISAIAH'S SONG OF PRAISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOD'S KINGDOM. AS in Isai
But 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 (Isaiah 25:1). In other words, "God, I'm goi...
1 Chronicles 29:10; Daniel 4:2; Daniel 4:3; Ephesians 1:11; Exodus 15
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...