And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
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Gill's Exposition
And I have put my words in thy mouth,.... His promises and his truths, either in the mouth of his church, and people for them, both to preserve and transmit to future generations, and to publish and…
Barnes' Notes
And I have put my words in thy mouth - That is, he had committed his truth to the Jewish people; to Zion. He had entrusted them with his statutes and his laws; he had given them the promise of the…
In these verses we have,
I. A prayer that God would, in his providence, appear and act for the deliverance of his people and the mortification of his and their enemies. Awake, awake! put on strength,…
Cambridge Bible
I have put my words in thy mouth recurring in ch. Isa 59:21.
covered thee in the shadow of mine hand Taken almost exactly from Isa 49:2.
that I may plant &c. This is no doubt the right translation,…
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