Isaiah 63:8
And he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie; and he became to them a Saviour.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 3:7And the Lord said, I have truly seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard its cry by reason of its taskmasters; yea, I know its sorrows;
Exodus 6:7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you for a God; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exodus 24:7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said, all that the Lord hath spoken will we do and obey.
Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel! who is like unto thee, O people, saved by the Lord, the Shield of thy help, and who is the Sword of thy excellency! and thy enemies shall fawn upon thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high-places.
Psalms 78:36Nevertheless they prayed insincerely to him with their mouth, and with their tongue they lied unto him.
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust him; for my strength and song is Yah the Eternal: and he is become my salvation.”
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:8-15
Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness. ( b. c. 706.) 7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord , and the praises of the Lord , according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence… Read the whole commentary →