Isaiah 63 — Legacy Standard Bible

Vengeance of Yahweh

63Who is this who comes from ^aEdom,With ^bgarments of ¹glowing colors from ^cBozrah,This One who is majestic in His clothing,²Marching in the greatness of His power?“It is I who speak in righteousness, ^dmighty to save.”²Why is Your clothing red,And Your garments like the one who ^atreads in the wine press?³“^aI have trodden the wine trough alone,And from the peoples there was no man with Me.I also ^btrod them in My angerAnd ^ctrampled them in My wrath;And ^dtheir ¹lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,And I ²stained all My clothes.⁴“For the ^aday of vengeance was in My heart,And My year of redemption has come.⁵“I looked, and there was ^ano one to help,And I was astonished, and there was no one to uphold;So My ^bown arm brought salvation to Me,And My wrath upheld Me.⁶“I ^atrod down the peoples in My angerAnd made them ^bdrunk in My wrath,And I brought down their lifeblood to the earth.”

Remember the Lovingkindness of Yahweh

⁷I shall bring to remembrance the ^alovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh,According to all the ways that Yahweh has dealt bountifully with us,And the abundant ^bgoodness toward the house of Israel,Which He has dealt bountifully to them according to His ^ccompassionAnd according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.⁸And He said, “Surely, they are ^aMy people,Sons who will not deal falsely.”So He became their ^bSavior.⁹In all their distress ¹^,^aHe was distressed,And the ^bangel of His presence saved them;In His ^clove and in His mercy He ^dredeemed them,And He ^elifted them and carried them all the ancient days.¹⁰But they ^arebelledAnd grieved His ^bHoly Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;He fought against them.¹¹Then ^aHis people remembered the ancient days, of Moses.Where is ^bHe who brought them up out of the sea with the ¹shepherds of His flock?Where is He who ^cput His Holy Spirit in the midst of ²them,¹²Who caused His ^aglorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,Who ^bsplit the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,¹³Who led them through the depths?Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^astumble;¹⁴As the cattle which go down into the valley,The Spirit of ^aYahweh gave ¹them rest.So You ^bled Your people,To make for Yourself a glorious name.

Prayer for Mercy and Help

¹⁵^aLook down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^bhabitation;Where are Your ^czeal and Your mighty deeds?The ^dtumults within You and Your compassion are restrained toward me.¹⁶For You are our ^aFather, though ^bAbraham does not know usAnd Israel does not recognize us.You, O Yahweh, are our Father,Our ^cRedeemer from everlasting is Your name.¹⁷Why, O Yahweh, do You ^acause us to stray from Your waysAnd ^bstiffen our heart from fearing You?^cReturn for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.¹⁸Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;Our adversaries have ^atrodden it down.¹⁹We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,Like those who were not called by Your name.