Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The speaker identifies Himself as the exalted, eternal, and holy One addressing Israel at the moment of preparing a way for His people after warnings against idolatry. The words — The verse uses רָם (ram) for "high" and נִשָּׂא (niśśāʾ) for "lifted up" to describe divine transcendence, paired with שֹׁכֵן (shōkēn) meaning "dwells" to indicate His active presence. The thread — This pattern of divine transcendence meeting human lowliness appears in Psalms 34:18 and 138:6, and echoes Isaiah 66:1’s contrast between heaven as God’s throne and His focus on the humble. Why it lands — The text states that God inhabits eternity yet deliberately resides with the oppressed and contrite to restore and revive them, requiring readers to abandon self-exaltation and accept His intervention.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Cross-references

Psalms 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
Psalms 138:6 Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
Psalms 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Daniel 4:34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Psalms 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
Isaiah 52:13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.