Isaiah 63:7

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to the house of Israel in the moment between recounting His wrathful judgment on the nations and declaring Himself their covenant Savior.

The words — חַסְדֵי (chasdei) literally means covenant loyalties, and אַזְכִּיר (azkir) means I will bring to remembrance or make known.

The thread — The concept of divine covenant loyalty appears in Psalms 86:5 and Psalms 86:15, and is referenced in Ephesians 2:4 regarding God's mercy.

Why it lands — It demands that a reader anchor their recognition of God's faithfulness in the concrete record of His past actions for Israel, not in abstract sentiment.

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The Hebrew words

חַֽסְדֵ֨יchas.Dei[the] covenant loyalti<es> of יְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehYahweh אַזְכִּיר֙'az.KirI will bring to remembrance תְּהִלֹּ֣תte.hi.Lot[the] praises of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh כְּעַ֕לke./'Alas/ on כֹּ֥לkolall אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that גְּמָלָ֖נוּge.ma.La./nuhe has dealt out to/ us יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וְרַב־ve./rav-and/ [the] greatness of טוּב֙tuvgoodness לְבֵ֣יתle./Veitto/ [the] house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which גְּמָלָ֥םge.ma.La/mhe has dealt out to/ them כְּֽרַחֲמָ֖יוke./ra.cha.Ma/vaccording to/ compassion<s>/ his וּכְרֹ֥בu./khe./Roand/ according to/ [the] greatness of חֲסָדָֽיו׃cha.sa.Da/vcovenant loyalti<es>/ his

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Psalms 86:5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Psalms 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
1 Kings 8:66 On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
Psalms 51:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Ezekiel 16:6 Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’
Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’