For he said, Surely they are my [a]people, children that will not lie: so he was their Savior.

In all their troubles he was [b]troubled, and the Angel [c]of his presence saved them: in his love and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he bare them and carried them always continually.

10 But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore was he turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:8 For I did choose them to be mine, that they should be holy, and not deceive mine expectation.
  2. Isaiah 63:9 He bare their afflictions and griefs as though they had been his own.
  3. Isaiah 63:9 Which was a witness of God’s presence, and this may be referred to Christ, to whom belongeth the office of Salvation.

He said, “Surely they are my people,(A)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.(B)
In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(C) of his presence(D) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(E) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(F) them
    all the days of old.(G)
10 Yet they rebelled(H)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(I)
So he turned and became their enemy(J)
    and he himself fought(K) against them.

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  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them