Isaiah 12:2

2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense[a] ; he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 12:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
ESV
2 "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
NLT
2 See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
MSG
2 "Yes, indeed - God is my salvation. I trust, I won't be afraid. God - yes God! - is my strength and song, best of all, my salvation!"
CSB
2 Indeed, God is my salvation. I will trust [Him] and not be afraid. Because Yah, the Lord, is my strength and my song, He has become my salvation."

Isaiah 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God [is] my salvation
Or Saviour; that is, Christ, who is God, the great God, and so fit to be a Saviour, and is one, was appointed by the Father, provided in covenant, promised in the word, sent in the fulness of time, and is become the author of salvation, which a creature could not be; and this the church saw her interest in, and which was the ground of her comfort before declared; and to which she prefixed the word "behold", as a note of asseveration, affirming him to be her Saviour; and of admiration, wondering at it; and of exclusion of all others from being concerned therein; and of attention and direction to others, pointing him out as the only one to look unto. I will trust, and not be afraid;
"trust" in Christ for salvation, be confident of enjoying it, and look upon myself safe and secure from all wrath and condemnation, and from every enemy; and not be "afraid" of sin, Satan, the world, death, hell, and wrath to come. The Targum joins this and the preceding clause together,

``behold, in the word of God my salvation I trust, and shall not be moved:''
for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song;
the author of her spiritual strength; the "strength" of her life, and of her heart, which maintained the one, and supported the other; the strength of her graces, and of her duties, by which she exercised the one, and performed the other: and the subject matter of her "song" were his person, and the fulness and fitness of it, his righteousness, and salvation by him; this clause, and the following one, are taken out of ( Exodus 15:2 ) : he also is become my salvation;
salvation is wrought out by Christ, and believers have it in him, and they know it, and believe it, and so are already saved in him.

Isaiah 12:2 In-Context

1 In that day you will say: “I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.”
3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim 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.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Isaiah 17:10; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 33:6; Isaiah 45:17; Isaiah 51:5,6; Isaiah 54:8; Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 62:11
  • 2. S Job 13:15; S Psalms 26:1; S Psalms 112:7; Isaiah 26:3; Daniel 6:23
  • 3. Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 38:11
  • 4. S Psalms 18:1
  • 5. S Exodus 15:2; Psalms 118:14

Footnotes 1

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