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Scott's Reference Library
December 14, 2003 | December 17, 2006 | December 13, 2009
Isaiah 12:2 through Isaiah 12:6 (NIV)
2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.”
3 With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
4In that day you will say:
“Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSE 1
The song of praise in this chapter is suitable for the return of the outcasts of
Israel from their long captivity, but it is especially suitable to the case of a
sinner, when he first finds peace and joy in believing; to that of a believer,
when his peace is renewed after corrections for backslidings; and to that of the
whole company of the redeemed, when they meet before the throne of God in
heaven. The promise is sure, and the blessings contained in it are very rich;
and the benefits enjoyed through Jesus Christ, call for the most enlarged
thanksgivings. By Jesus Christ, the Root of Jesse, the Divine anger against
mankind was turned away, for he is our Peace. Those to whom God is reconciled,
he comforts. They are taught to triumph in God and their interest in him. I will
trust him to prepare me for his salvation, and preserve me to it. I will trust
him with all my concerns, not doubting but he will make all to work for good.
Faith in God is a sovereign remedy against tormenting fears. Many Christians
have God for their strength, who have him not for their song; they walk in
darkness: but those who have God for their strength ought to make him their
song; that is, give him the glory of it, and take to themselves the comfort of
it. This salvation is from the love of God the Father, it comes to us through
God the Son, it is applied by the new-creating power of God the Spirit. When
this is seen by faith, the trembling sinner learns to hope in God, and is
delivered from fear. The purifying and sanctifying influences of the Holy Ghost
often are denoted under the emblem of springing water. This work flows through
the mediation of Christ, and is conveyed to our souls by means of God’s
ordinances. Blessed be God, we have wells of salvation opened on every side, and
may draw from them the waters of life and consolation. In the second part of
this gospel song, ver. Isaiah 12:4-6, believers encourage one another to praise
God, and seek to draw others to join them in it. No difference of opinions about
the times and seasons, and other such matters, ought to divide the hearts of
Christians. Let it be our care that we may be placed amongst those to whom he
will say, Come, ye blessed of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you
from the beginning of the world.