Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
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Gill's Exposition
O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down,.... Before, the church prayed that the Lord would look down from heaven and behold, Isa 63:15, now that he would open the heavens,…
Barnes' Notes
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens - That is, in view of the considerations urged in the previous chapter. In view of the fact that the temple is burned up Isa 64:11; that the city is desolate;…
Adam Clarke
O that thou wouldest rend the heavens - This seems to allude to the wonderful manifestation of God upon Mount Sinai.
Here, I. The petition is that God would appear wonderfully for them now, Isa 64:1, Isa 64:2. Their case was represented in the close of the foregoing chapter as very sad and very hard, and in this…
Isa 63:7 to Isa 64:12. A Prayer of the People for the Renewal of Jehovah's former Lovingkindness
(1) Isa 63:7-9. The prayer begins with thankful commemoration of Jehovah's goodness to the nation in…
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