Isaiah 61:10-11

10 I will ¹rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in ²my God; For He has ³clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And ⁴as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the ⁵earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will ⁶cause ⁷righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.

Isaiah 61:10-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 61

In this chapter both Christ and the church are introduced speaking, in their turns. It begins with the words of Christ, describing his work and office; his qualifications for it; the several parts and branches of it; and the ends to be answered by it; Isa 61:1-3, the reparation of the church; the feeding it by strangers; its being a holy priesthood; its enjoying the riches of the Gentiles; its having honour and joy, instead of shame and confusion; its prosperity in the work of the Lord, and the continuance of its spiritual offspring among the Gentiles, are prophesied of in Isa 61:4-9, and then the church is represented as rejoicing in the Lord, on account of her being clothed with his righteousness, so ornamental to her, Isa 61:10 and the chapter is concluded with a promise of her righteousness and glory appearing before all the nations of the world; of which the following chapter is an illustrious prophecy, Isa 61:11.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 12:1, 2; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 41:16; Isaiah 51:3
• 2. Isaiah 49:4
• 3. Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 52:1
• 4. Revelation 21:2
• 5. Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 55:10
• 6. Isaiah 45:23, 24; Isaiah 60:18, 21
• 7. Psalms 72:3; Psalms 85:11

Footnotes

• [a] Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD