Isaiah 12:5-6

5 ¹Praise the LORD in song, for He has done excellent things; Let this be known throughout the earth.

6 ²Cry aloud and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For ³great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 12:5-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 12

This chapter contains a song of praise and thanksgiving for redemption and salvation by Christ, of which the preceding chapter Isa 11:1-16 is a famous prophecy. It begins with an account of the church's former uncomfortable and now comfortable state and condition, Isa 12:1 the foundation of whose comfort was Christ her salvation and strength, and so her song, which engaged her trust, and dispelled her fears, Isa 12:2 hence encouragement to others to apply to the fulness of Christ for grace, and fresh supplies of it, to be had with joy, Isa 12:3 and then follow certain mutual exhortations to praise, exalt, and glorify Christ, with reasons enforcing them, Isa 12:4-6.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 15:1; Psalms 98:1; Isaiah 24:14; Isaiah 42:10, 11; Isaiah 44:23
• 2. Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 54:1; Zephaniah 3:14
• 3. Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 60:16; Zephaniah 3:15-17; Zech 2:5, 10, 11

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "gloriously"