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Isaiah 42:21
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Because of his righteousness, the Lord was pleasedto magnify his instruction and make it glorious.
It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.
The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the Law great and glorious.
The Lord made his teachings wonderful, because he is good.
It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
The Lorde is willing for his righteousnesse sake that he may magnifie the Lawe, and exalt it.
Yahweh was pleased for His righteousness' sakeThat He make the law great and majestic.
The LORD was pleased for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
The Lord always does right, and so he wanted his Law to be greatly praised.
Adonai was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to make the Torah great and glorious.
Jehovah had delight [in him] for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
The Lord wants them to do what is right. He wants them to honor his wonderful teachings.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness sake; he will magnify the law and make it honorable.
The Lord is a God who is eager to save, so he exalted his laws and teachings, and he wanted his people to honor them.
Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.
Jehovah is delighted for His righteousness' sake; He will magnify the Law and make it honorable.
The LORDE be merciful vnto them for his rightuousnesse sake, that his worde might be magnified & praysed.
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousnes sake, he will magnifie the Law, and make it honourable.
The Lorde is mercyfull vnto them for his righteousnesse sake, that his word might be magnified and praysed:
The Lord God has taken counsel that he might be justified, and might magnify his praise.
It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honourable.
And the Lord wolde, that he schulde halewe it, and magnefie the lawe, and enhaunse it.
It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honorable.
The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
Because he is righteous, the Lord has exalted his glorious law.
Because He is right and good, the Lord was pleased to make the Law great and give it honor.
The Lord was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness, to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.
Yahweh, is well-pleased for his own righteousness sake, He magnifieth instruction and maketh it majestic.
And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it.
The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.
Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the law great and glorious.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
well: Isaiah 1:24-27, Isaiah 46:12, Isaiah 46:13, Psalms 71:16, Psalms 71:19, Psalms 85:9-12, Daniel 9:24-27, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 17:5, John 8:29, John 15:10, Romans 3:25, Romans 3:26, 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, Philippians 3:9
he will: Psalms 40:8, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:17-20, Romans 3:31, Romans 7:12, Romans 8:3, Romans 8:4, Romans 10:4, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:21, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Hebrews 8:10, 1 John 3:4, 1 John 3:5
it: Heb. or, him, John 13:31, John 13:32, John 17:4, John 17:5
Reciprocal: Leviticus 4:30 - upon the horns Leviticus 4:31 - a sweet Leviticus 4:34 - the horns of the altar Leviticus 5:9 - sprinkle Psalms 85:11 - righteousness Psalms 138:2 - for thou hast Jeremiah 33:15 - and he Malachi 4:4 - the law Matthew 8:4 - show John 8:49 - but John 10:17 - General John 16:10 - righteousness
Cross-References
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I would mention my faults today.
So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's [younger] brother, with his brothers, for he said, "I am afraid that some harm or injury may come to him."
Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies; you have come [with a malicious purpose] to observe the undefended parts of our land."
"We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies."
Yet he said to them, "No, you have come to see the undefended parts of our land."
They did not know that Joseph understood [their conversation], because he spoke to them through an interpreter.
And at the lodging place, as one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey, he saw his money in the opening of his sack.
And he said to his brothers, "My money has been returned! Here it is in my sack!" And their hearts sank, and they were afraid and turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness sake,.... This may be either understood of what the Lord had done for these people in time past, and which is mentioned as an aggravation of their stupidity, disobedience, and ingratitude; he had delighted in them, and chose them above all people upon the earth, and distinguished them with his favours, which he did for the sake of his own righteousness or faithfulness to his promises made to their fathers:
he magnified them with the law, and made them honourable a; gave them a law which made them great and honourable in the esteem of others; see
Deuteronomy 10:15 or it may be interpreted of what the Lord would do hereafter, either in a way of grace and favour; that though they were now so ignorant and disobedient, yet in the times of salvation, in the days of the Messiah, these blind shall see, and deaf shall hear, not for their sakes, but for his righteousness sake; when he will magnify his law and make it honourable, and the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of him; this way go the Jewish commentators: or rather in a way of judgment, that the Lord would be well pleased in glorifying his justice or righteousness, in the rejection of such a blind and stupid people, who refused to receive the Messiah, against so much light and evidence; and would "magnify the law", and support the authority of it, and "make it honourable", by punishing the transgressors of it; but I am inclined to think that this has respect to a remnant among these people, according to the election of grace; or to the Lord's people in common, whether Jews or Gentiles, with whom he "is well pleased", or in whom he delights. The Lord is well pleased with his Son, and with him as his servant, as Mediator, for his righteousness sake, as in Isaiah 42:1 to which there may be some respect; and he is well pleased with all his people as considered in him; the love he bears to them, is a love of complacency and delight: the choice he has made of them; the things he has laid up for them; the care of their persons in Christ, and salvation by him; the marrying of them to him, and the taking them into his family, show how well pleased he is with them: he delights in them, as they are regenerated and sanctified by his Spirit; the exercise of their graces, and the performance of their duties and services, are acceptable to him through Christ; his presence with them, the fellowship with himself he grants unto them, the account he makes of them as his jewels, fully demonstrate his well pleasedness in them: but this is not on their own account; for they are polluted and loathsome creatures in themselves, guilty of sin, deserving of wrath; and not for any righteousness of their own, which is imperfect, filthy, and not answerable to the law; which, instead of being made honourable, is dishonoured by it; there is no justification by it, and no acceptance with God through it; but for the sake of the righteousness of Christ, which is perfect, pure, and spotless; which justifies from all sin, and makes comely and beautiful, and glorifies the justice of God, as well as his righteous law, as follows:
he will magnify the law, and make it honourable: that is he for whose righteousness sake God is well pleased: the law of God is great and honourable in itself, from the author, matter, and usefulness of it; and it becomes more so by Christ the Son of God being made under it; by his perfect obedience to it, and by his bearing the penalty of it, in the room and stead of his people; and by holding it forth in his hands, as a rule of walk and conversation to them; by all which it receives more honour and glory than by all the obedience of creatures to it, angels or men, though ever so perfect.
a יגדיל תורה ויאדיר "magnificabat (eum) doctrina et reddebat magnificum", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "magnificum [illum] ficit lege et condecoravit", Vitringa.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake - There is great variety in the translation and interpretation of this verse. Lowth renders it:
Yet Yahweh was gracious unto him for his truth’s sake;
He hath exalted his own praise, and made it glorious.
Noyes renders it:
It pleased Yahweh for his goodness’ sake
To give him a law great and glorious;
And yet it is a robbed and plundered people.
The Septuagint renders it, ‘The Lord God determined that he should be justified, and magnify his praise.’ The Chaldee renders it, ‘Yahweh willed that Israel should be justified; he magnified the doers of his law, and comforted them.’ The Syriac, ‘The Lord willed on account of his righteousness to magnify his law, and to commend it.’ Vitringa explains it, ‘God has embraced the Jewish people in his love and favor, and regards them as acceptable to himself, not indeed on account of any merit of theirs, or on account of any external advantages, but on account of his own truth, fidelity, and equity, that he might fulfill the promises which he made to their fathers.’ This seems to express the sense of the passage. According to this, it refers solely to the Jewish people, and not, as is often supposed, to the Messiah. The phrase, ‘is well pleased,’ means that Yahweh takes delight in his people, or looks upon them with an eye of tenderness and affection. He finds pleasure in contemplating them as his people, and in regarding and treating thorn as such.
For his righteousness’ sake - Not for the righteousness of his people, but on account of his own righteousness; that is, his own goodness, clemency, mercy, and forbearance. It is not because he sees in them anything that should win his love, or excite his favor, for he says Isaiah 42:22 that they are robbed, and plundered, and hid, and bound in prison. But Yahweh had selected their fathers as his own people. He had made them precious promises. He had designs of mercy toward them. He had given them a holy law. He had promised to be their protector and their God. On this accouter he was pleased with them still; and it was on account of his own fidelity and plighted protection, that he was delighted in them as his people. The word ‘righteousness,’ therefore (צדק tsedeq), is used to denote God’s purpose to do right; that is, to adhere to his promises, and to maintain a character of fidelity and integrity. He would not fail, or violate his own pledges to his people.
He will magnify the law - The word ‘law’ bore is used to denote the entire series of statutes, or legislative acts of God, in regard to the Jewish people - including all his promises and pledges to them. And the meaning is, that he would so deal with them as to make that law important in their view; so as to show that he regarded it as of infinite moment. He would adhere strictly himself to all his own covenant pledges in that law, so as to show that he regarded it as sacred and of binding obligation; and all his dealings with them under that law would be such as to magnify its importance and purity in their view. The Hebrew is, ‘he will make the law great;’ that is, he will make it of great importance.
And make it honorable - Or, make it glorious, by himself showing a constant regard for it, and by so dealing with them that they should be brought to see and feel its importance. According to this, which is the obvious interpretation, the passage has no reference particularly to the Messiah. It is true, however, that the language hero used is such as would appropriately describe the work of the Redeemer; and that a large part of what he did in his public ministry, and by his atonement, was ‘to magnify the law and make it honorable;’ - to vindicate its equity - to urge its binding obligation - to sustain its claims - to show that it could not be violated with impunity - and to demonstrate that its penalty was just. The whole effect of the Redeemer’s work is to do honor to the law of God, nor has anything occurred in the history of our world that has done so much to maintain its authority and binding obligation, as his death on the cross, in the place of sinners.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 42:21. He will magnify the law - "He hath exalted his own praise"] For תורה torah, the law, the Septuagint read תודה todah, praise.
