Bible Strands
Isaiah 25:1
O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Yahweh directly, declaring praise for established redemptive acts that have reduced foreign strongholds to ruins.
The words — The text highlights אֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ (ʾărōmimməḵ, "I will exalt") and אוֹדֶה (ʾōḏeh, "I will give thanks") as the speaker's direct response to Yahweh's faithful actions.
The thread — This declaration of personal thanksgiving and exaltation echoes the language of Exodus 15:2 and Psalms 118:28, where believers identify Yahweh as their God and vow praise.
Why it lands — The verse demands a concrete acknowledgment of God's historical faithfulness before moving to personal petition or future hope.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Psalms 118:28 You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- Psalms 98:1 A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Isaiah 28:29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
- Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’