Isaia 63:5

5 Io guardai, ma non v’era chi m’aiutasse; mi volsi attorno stupito, ma nessuno mi sosteneva; allora il mio braccio m’ha salvato, e il mio furore m’ha sostenuto.

Isaia 63:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 63:5

And I looked, and there was none to help
As, in the first redemption and salvation by Christ here on earth, there were none among the angels, nor any of the sons of men, to help him and assist him therein, none but Jehovah the Father; so, in this latter salvation, the church and people of God will be reduced to such a low, helpless, and forlorn condition, that there will be none to lend an assisting hand; their deliverance will appear most manifestly to be the sole work of almighty power: and I wondered that there was none to uphold;
not the Saviour and Redeemer, he needed none; but his people under their sufferings, trials, and exercises, and his sinking, dying, cause and interest: this is spoken after the manner of men, and to make the salvation appear the more remarkable, distinguishing, and great, and solely his own work; for otherwise expectation and disappointment, consternation and amazement, as the word ^F18 signifies, cannot be properly ascribed to this great Redeemer: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me;
to himself, his mystical self, his church and people, and for his own glory; a salvation which his own omnipotent arm could only effect; (See Gill on Isaiah 59:16), and my fury it upheld me;
his zeal for his church and people, and his indignation against their enemies, excited his almighty power on their behalf, and carried him through the work of their deliverance and salvation he engaged in; see ( Isaiah 9:7 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Mmwtvaw) "et obstupui, Musculus; stupefactus sum", Vatablus; "et obstupesceban", Cocceius; "stupebam", Vitringa.

Isaia 63:5 In-Context

3 "Io sono stato solo a calcara l’uva nello strettoio, e nessuno uomo fra i popoli è stato meco; io li ho calcati nella mia ira, e li ho calpestati nel mio furore; il loro sangue è spruzzato sulle mie vesti, e ho macchiati tutti i miei abiti.

4 Poiché il giorno della vendetta, ch’era nel mio cuore, e il mio anno di redenzione son giunti.

5 Io guardai, ma non v’era chi m’aiutasse; mi volsi attorno stupito, ma nessuno mi sosteneva; allora il mio braccio m’ha salvato, e il mio furore m’ha sostenuto.

6 Ed ho calpestato dei popoli nella mia ira, li ho ubriacati del mio furore, e ho fatto scorrere il loro sangue sulla terra".

7 Io voglio ricordare le benignità dell’Eterno, le lodi dell’Eterno, considerando tutto quello che l’Eterno ci ha largito; ricorderà la bontà di cui è stato largo versa la casa d’Israele, secondo le sue compassioni e secondo l’abbondanza della sue grazie.