Isaiah 51:5
My righteousness speedily draws nigh, and my salvation shall go forth as light, and on mine arm shall the Gentiles trust: the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
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1 Samuel 2:10The Lord will weaken his adversary; 1 The Lord is holy. 1 Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, 1 Nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, 1 And let not the rich man boast in his wealth; 1 But let him that boasts boast in this, 1 To understand and know the Lord, 1 And to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. 1 The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: 1 He will judge the extremities of the earth, 1 And he gives strength to our kings, 1 And will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,
Psalms 67:4But let the righteous rejoice; 1 Let them exult before God: 1 Let them be delighted with joy. 1
Psalms 110:6He has declared to his people the power of his works, 1 To give them the inheritance of the heathen. 1
Isaiah 40:10Behold the Lord! The Lord is coming with strength, and his arm is with power: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isaiah 46:13I have brought near my righteousness, and I will not be slow with the salvation that is from me: I have given salvation in Zion to Israel for glory.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:5-9
Encouragement to the Disconsolate. ( b. c. 706.) 4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. 5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a… Read the whole commentary →