Isaiah 63:7-9

A Prayer for Divine Intervention

63:7 I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord,

of the Lord’s praiseworthy deeds.

I will tell about all the Lord did for us,

the many good things he did for the family of Israel,

because of his compassion and great faithfulness.

63:8 He said, “Certainly they will be my people,

children who are not disloyal.”

He became their deliverer.

63:9 Through all that they suffered, he suffered too.

The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them.

In his love and mercy he protected them;

he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.


tn Heb “according to all which.”

tn Heb “greatness of goodness to the house of Israel which he did for them.”

tn Heb “according to.”

tn Heb “children [who] do not act deceitfully.” Here the verb refers to covenantal loyalty.

tn Heb “in all their distress, there was distress to him” (reading לוֹ [lo] with the margin/Qere).

tn Heb “the messenger [or “angel”] of his face”; NIV “the angel of his presence.”

tn Or “redeemed” (KJV, NAB, NIV), or “delivered.”

10 tn Heb “all the days of antiquity”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “days of old.”