Revised Literal Translation
Isaiah 25:1
1O Yhwh, 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 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
O Yhwh, 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. 2For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 3Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
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
- O Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- I will exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- thee, I will praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- for thou hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- wonderfulפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
- counselsעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- of oldרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
- faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
- truthאֹ֫מֶן'ômen · faithfulnessH544
Cross-references for Isaiah 25:1
- Psalms 40:5Many, O Yhwh my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
- Psalms 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of Yhwh, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
- Psalms 98:1O sing unto Yhwh a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
- Psalms 107:8Oh that men would praise Yhwh for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Psalms 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Yhwh is gracious and full of compassion.
- Daniel 4:2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
- Isaiah 28:29This also cometh forth from Yhwh of Armies, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Psalms 33:10Yhwh bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord Yhwh! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- Ezekiel 38:17Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
- Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
- Ephesians 1:11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own 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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