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Isaiah 12:2

Look, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assurance;   Faith;   Happiness;   Joy;   Peace;   Praise;   Thompson Chain Reference - Confidence, False;   Courage-Fear;   Faith-Unbelief;   Fearlessness;   Salvation;   Salvation-Condemnation;   Sinners;   Trust in God;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   God;   Living Waters;   Salvation;   Strength;   Trust;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assurance;   Happiness of Saints in This Life;   Privileges of Saints;   Salvation;   Trust;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Praise;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehovah;   Lord;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hosanna;   Jah;   Jehovah;   Sacrifice;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Remnant;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Confession (of Christ);   Salvation;   Salvation Save Saviour;   Saviour (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - God;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Beer-elim;   Bless;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Isaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Habdalah;   Poetry;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 2;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, God is my salvation,I will trust and not dread;For Yah—Yahweh Himself—is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation."
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, God is my saluation, in who I wyll trust and not be afrayde: for the Lorde God is my strength and [my] song, he also is become my saluation.
Darby Translation
Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.
New King James Version
Behold, God is my salvation,I will trust and not be afraid;'For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;He also has become my salvation.' " Exodus 15:2 ">[fn]
Literal Translation
Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for my strength and song is Jah Jehovah; yea, He has become my salvation.
Easy-to-Read Version
God is the one who saves me. I trust him, and I am not afraid. The Lord Yah is my strength. He saves me, and I sing songs of praise about him."
World English Bible
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation."
King James Version (1611)
Behold, God is my saluation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord IEHOVAH is my strength and my song, he also is become my saluation.
King James Version
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, God is my health, in whom I trust, and am not afrayde. For the LORDE God is my strength, and my prayse, he also shalbe my refuge.
THE MESSAGE
"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!"
Amplified Bible
"Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, For the LORD GOD is my strength and song; Yes, He has become my salvation."
American Standard Version
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Bible in Basic English
See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer."
Contemporary English Version
I trust you to save me, Lord God, and I won't be afraid. My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me."
Complete Jewish Bible
"See! God is my salvation. I am confident and unafraid; for Yah Adonai is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, God is my saluation: I will trust, and will not feare: for ye Lord God is my strength and song: he also is become my saluation.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, in God my Saviour I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD is my strength and my song; and he has become my salvation.
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my yeshu`ah."
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for GOD the LORD is my strength and song; and He is become my salvation.'
New Living Translation
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."
New Life Bible
See, God saves me. I will trust and not be afraid. For the Lord God is my strength and song. And He has become the One Who saves me."
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
English Revised Version
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Berean Standard Bible
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation."
New Revised Standard
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo, GOD is my salvation! I will trust and not dread, - For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation.
Lexham English Bible
Look! God is my salvation; I will trust, and I will not be afraid, for my strength and might is Yah, Yahweh; and he has become salvation for me."
English Standard Version
"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."
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation."
New Century Version
God is the one who saves me; I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord , the Lord gives me strength and makes me sing. He has saved me."
Good News Translation
God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord gives me power and strength; he is my savior.
Christian Standard Bible®
Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust Him and not be afraid, for Yah, the Lord , is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! God is my sauyour, Y schal do feithfuli, and Y schal not drede. For whi the Lord is my strengthe and my preysyng, and he is maad to me in to helthe.
Revised Standard Version
"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."
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, God [is] my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song [is] Jah Jehovah, And He is to me for salvation.

Contextual Overview

1 And in that day you shall say, I will give thanks to you, O Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me. 2 Look, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 45:17, Isaiah 45:22-25, Psalms 27:1, Jeremiah 3:23, Jeremiah 23:6, Jonah 2:9, Matthew 1:21-23, Luke 2:30-32, Romans 1:16, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 7:10

the Lord: Isaiah 26:4, Exodus 15:2, Psalms 83:18, Psalms 118:14, Hosea 1:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:24 - fear Exodus 28:12 - the shoulders Leviticus 26:12 - will be Numbers 21:17 - sang Deuteronomy 10:21 - thy praise Deuteronomy 26:17 - avouched Deuteronomy 33:29 - saved Joshua 8:1 - Fear not 1 Samuel 2:1 - I rejoice 2 Samuel 7:24 - art become 2 Samuel 22:3 - my saviour 1 Chronicles 16:24 - General Esther 9:22 - the days Job 11:16 - as waters Job 13:16 - my salvation Psalms 13:5 - But Psalms 18:1 - my Psalms 18:46 - the God Psalms 24:5 - God Psalms 28:7 - strength Psalms 32:10 - but Psalms 34:4 - from Psalms 35:3 - say Psalms 37:39 - salvation Psalms 38:22 - O Lord Psalms 50:23 - salvation Psalms 51:14 - thou God Psalms 59:9 - his strength Psalms 60:10 - Wilt Psalms 62:1 - from Psalms 68:20 - our God Psalms 88:1 - Lord Psalms 91:2 - in him Psalms 106:21 - God Psalms 118:21 - and art Psalms 118:28 - my God Psalms 138:3 - strengthenedst Psalms 140:7 - the strength Proverbs 3:5 - Trust Proverbs 22:19 - thy Song of Solomon 2:11 - General Isaiah 10:25 - For yet Isaiah 17:10 - the God Isaiah 25:9 - we will Isaiah 33:22 - he will Isaiah 40:9 - Behold Isaiah 41:10 - Fear Isaiah 43:11 - General Isaiah 45:15 - O God Isaiah 46:13 - salvation Isaiah 63:8 - so he Daniel 3:17 - our God Joel 2:23 - rejoice Micah 7:7 - wait Habakkuk 3:18 - the God Habakkuk 3:19 - my strength Zephaniah 3:17 - is mighty Matthew 1:23 - God Matthew 24:6 - see Luke 1:47 - God Luke 6:21 - ye shall laugh John 4:22 - for John 14:1 - ye John 14:27 - afraid John 16:22 - and your Ephesians 1:12 - who Philippians 1:28 - and that Philippians 3:1 - rejoice 1 Timothy 1:1 - God 1 Timothy 4:10 - because 1 Timothy 5:5 - trusteth 2 Timothy 1:12 - believed Titus 1:3 - God Titus 2:10 - God Hebrews 2:3 - so Hebrews 2:13 - I will Hebrews 6:19 - both Hebrews 13:15 - the sacrifice 1 Peter 1:6 - ye greatly 2 Peter 1:1 - of God and our Saviour

Cross-References

Genesis 12:3
and I will bless those that bless you, and him that curses you I will curse: and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis 12:6
And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Genesis 12:8
And he removed from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he built an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
Genesis 12:10
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was intense in the land.
Genesis 12:14
And it came to pass, that, when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very fair.
Genesis 12:16
And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-donkeys, and male slaves, and female slaves, and she-donkeys, and camels.
Genesis 12:17
And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that you have done to me? why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, God is my salvation - Or, God is the author, or source, of my salvation. It has not been brought about by any human hands, but is to be traced directly to him. The value of a gift is always enhanced by the dignity and excellency of the giver, and it confers an inestimable value on the blessings of salvation, that they are conferred by a being no less than the infinite God. It is not by human or angelic power; but it is to be traced directly and entirely to Yahweh.

I will trust, and not be afraid - Since God is its author; since he is able to defend me, and to perfect that which he has begun, I will confide in him, and not be afraid of the power or machinations of any enemy. In his hands I am safe. God is the foundation of our confidence; and trusting in him, his people shall never be moved.

For the Lord Jehovah - This is one of the four places in which our translators have retained the original word Yahweh, though the Hebrew word occurs often in the Scriptures. The other places where the word Jehovah is retained in our version are, Exodus 6:3; Psalms 68:18; lsa. Psalms 26:4. The original in this place is יהוה יה yâh yehovâh. The word יה yâh is an abbreviation of the word Yahweh. The abbreviated form is often used for the sake of conciseness, particularly in the Psalms, as in the expression “Hallelujah” (הללוּ־יה halelû-yâh), that is, praise Yahweh (Psalms 89:9; Psalms 94:7, Psalms 94:12; Psalms 104:35; Psalms 105:15; Psalms 106:1, Psalms 106:48; Psalms 111:1; Psalms 113:1, “et al.”) In this place, and Isaiah 26:4, “the repetition” of the name seems to be used to denote “emphasis;” or perhaps to indicate that Yahweh is the same always - an unchangeable God. In two codices of Kennicott, however, the name יה yâh is omitted, and it has been conjectured by some that the repetition is an error of transcribers; but the best MSS. retain it. The Septuagint, the Chaldee, and the Syriac, however, omit it.

Is my strength and my song - The same expression occurs in the hymn that Moses composed after the passage of the Red Sea, in imitation of which this song is evidently composed; Exodus 15:2 :

Jehovah is my strength and my song,

And he is become my salvation.

The word ‘strength’ means, that he is the source of strength, and implies that all who are redeemed are willing to acknowledge that all their strength is n God. The word ‘song’ implies that he is the proper object of praise; it is to celebrate his praise that the ‘song’ is composed.

He also is become my salvation - This is also found in the song of Moses Exodus 15:2. It means that God had become, or was the author of salvation. It is by his hand that the deliverance bas been effected, and to him should be the praise.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 12:2. The Lord JEHOVAH — The word יה Yah read here is probably a mistake; and arose originally from the custom of the Jewish scribes, who, when they found a line too short for the word, wrote as many letters as filled it, and then began the next line with the whole word. In writing the word יהוה Jehovah, the line might terminate with יה Yah, the two first letters; and then at the beginning of the next line the whole word יהוה Yehovah would be written. This might give rise to יה יהוה Yah Yehovah. The יה Yah is wanting here in two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., in one ancient MS. of my own, and in the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. See Houbigant and De Rossi.

My song — The pronoun is here necessary; and it is added by the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac, who read זמרתי zimrathi, as it is in a MS. Two MSS. omit יה Yah, see Houbigant, not. in loc. Another MS. has it in one word, זמרתיה zimrathyah. Seven others omit יהוה Yehovah. See Exodus 15:2, with Var. Lect. Kennicott.


 
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