Isa 12:2-6 | TNotes | STEP | 12:2 God’s promise to save includes reconciliation (1:18 ), participation (11:10 ), cleansing and protection (4:3-6 ), peace and confidence (32:16-17 ), and restoration (11:6-9 ). • Lord God (Hebrew Yah Yahweh ): The first word is an abbreviation of the second. • The Lord God is my strength and my song: See Exod 15:2 ; Ps 118:14 .

12:2 ^a God’s promise to save includes reconciliation (1:18 ^b), participation (11:10 ^c), cleansing and protection (4:3-6 ^d), peace and confidence (32:16-17 ^e), and restoration (11:6-9 ^f).

• Lord God (Hebrew Yah Yahweh): The first word is an abbreviation of the second.

• The Lord God is my strength and my song: See Exod 15:2 ^g; Ps 118:14 ^h.
12:3 ⁱ God’s salvation is like a deep and unending source of water that provides life (see also 41:18 ^j; Ps 87:7 ^k).
Summary for Isa 12:4-5: 12:4-5 ^l Tell the nations what he has done: The story of salvation must be told, even beyond the community of Israel (Pss 67:2 ^m; 70:4 ⁿ; 98:2 ^o).
12:6 ^p See Pss 48:1 ^q; 96:4 ^r; 99:2 ^s.