New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 25:1
1Lord, You are 1my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have 2worked wonders, 3Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
Isaiah 25:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Context of Isaiah 25:1
Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. 2For You have turned a city into a heap, A fortified city into a ruin; A palace of strangers is no longer a city, It will never be rebuilt. 3Therefore a strong people will glorify You; Cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
Read all of Isaiah 25Isaiah 25:1 word by word
יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַי֙ אַתָּ֔ה אֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ֙ אוֹדֶ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֔ כִּ֥י עָשִׂ֖יתָ פֶּ֑לֶא עֵצ֥וֹת מֵֽרָח֖וֹק אֱמ֥וּנָה אֹֽמֶן׃Read the interlinear
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- I will exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- You, I will giveיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- to Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- workedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- wondersפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
- Plansעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- longרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
- with perfectאֹ֫מֶן'ômen · faithfulnessH544
Cross-references for Isaiah 25:1
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is no one to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
- Psalms 46:10“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
- Psalms 78:4We will not conceal them from their children, But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His power and His wondrous works that He has done.
- Psalms 98:1Sing a new song to the Lord, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.
- Psalms 107:8They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
- Psalms 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
- Daniel 4:2I am pleased to declare the signs and miracles that the Most High God has done for me.
- Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
- Isaiah 28:29This also comes from the Lord of armies, Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My plan will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
- Psalms 33:10The Lord nullifies the plan of nations; He frustrates the plans of peoples.
- Jeremiah 32:17‘Oh, Lord God! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,
- Ezekiel 38:17‘This is what the Lord God says: “Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you against them?
- Romans 11:25For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this mystery--so that you will not be wise in your own estimation--that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
- Ephesians 1:11In Him we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will,
Commentaries on Isaiah 25:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth - That is, All thy past declarations by the prophets shall be fulfilled in their proper time.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O 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 covenant-keeping God; and that in view of his faithfulness in keeping his promises, they now had demonstration that he was their God. I will exalt thee - A form of expression often used to denote praise Psalm 118:28; Psalm 145:1, meaning that the worshipper would…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A song of praise. (Is. 25:1-5) A declaration of the gospel blessings. (Is. 25:6-8) The destruction of the enemies of Christ's church. (Is. 25:9-12) Verses 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 comforts he has provided for all believers. True faith simply credits the Lord's testimony, and relies…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Isaiah praises God for protecting those in need (see Isaiah 12:1–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12The restoration from Babylon and re-establishment of the theocracy was a type and pledge of this. 1. wonderful--(Is 9:6). counsels of old--(Is 42:9; 46:10). Purposes planned long ago; here, as to the deliverance of His people. truth--Hebrew, Amen; covenant-keeping, faithful to promises; the peculiar characteristic of Jesus (Re 3:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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