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Scott's Reference Library
Isaiah 51:1 through Isaiah 51:6 (NIV)
1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
and who seek the LORD:
Look to the rock from which you were cut
and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
2 look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was but one,
and I blessed him and made him many.
3 The LORD will surely comfort Zion
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
he will make her deserts like Eden,
her wastelands like the garden of the LORD.
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
4 “Listen to me, my people;
hear me, my nation:
The law will go out from me;
my justice will become a light to the nations.
5 My righteousness draws near speedily,
my salvation is on the way,
and my arm will bring justice to the nations.
The islands will look to me
and wait in hope for my arm.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment
and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation will last forever,
my righteousness will never fail.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-3
It is good for those privileged by the new birth, to consider that they were
shapen in sin. This should cause low thoughts of ourselves, and high thoughts of
Divine grace. It is the greatest comfort to be made serviceable to the glory of
God. The more holiness men have, and the more good they do, the more gladness
they have. Let us seriously reflect upon our guilt. To do so will tend to keep
the heart humble, and the conscience awake and tender. They make Christ more
precious to the soul, and give strength to our attempts and prayers for others.
VERSES 4-8
The gospel of Christ shall be preached and published. How shall we escape if we
neglect it? There is no salvation without righteousness. The soul shall, as to
this world, vanish like smoke, and the body be thrown by like a worn-out
garment. But those whose happiness is in Christ’s righteousness and salvation,
will have the comfort of it when time and days shall be no more. Clouds darken
the sun, but do not stop its course. The believer will enjoy his portion, while
revilers of Christ are in darkness