In all their troubles he was [a]troubled, and the Angel [b]of his presence saved them: in his love and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he bare them and carried them always continually.

10 But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore was he turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

11 Then he [c]remembered the old time of Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the [d]shepherd of his sheep? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within [e]him?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 He bare their afflictions and griefs as though they had been his own.
  2. Isaiah 63:9 Which was a witness of God’s presence, and this may be referred to Christ, to whom belongeth the office of Salvation.
  3. Isaiah 63:11 That is, the people of Israel, being afflicted, called to remembrance God’s benefits, which he had bestowed upon their fathers in times past.
  4. Isaiah 63:11 Meaning, Moses.
  5. Isaiah 63:11 That is, in Moses that he might well govern the people: some refer this giving of the spirit to the people.

In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)
10 Yet they rebelled(F)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(G)
So he turned and became their enemy(H)
    and he himself fought(I) against them.

11 Then his people recalled[b] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,(J)
    with the shepherd of his flock?(K)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit(L) among them,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them
  2. Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall