Isa 63 | ESV | STEP | Who is this who comes from Edom , in crimsoned garments from Bozrah , he who is splendid in his apparel , marching in the greatness of his strength ? It is I, speaking in righteousness , mighty to save .

z[See ver. 12 above]

aa Deut. 26:15

ab Ps. 33:14

ad ch. 59:17; [Zech. 1:14]

ae ch. 64:8; Deut. 32:6

af ch. 43:14

ag ch. 6:10; [John 12:40]

Isaiah 63

The Lord’s Day of Vengeance

1 Who is this who comes from ^aEdom,
in crimsoned garments from ^bBozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
^cmarching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
mighty to save.”
2 Why is your ^dapparel red,
and your garments like his ^ewho treads in the winepress?
3 ^f“I have trodden the winepress alone,
^gand from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood ^{▼▼Or their juice; also verse 6} spattered on my garments,
and stained all my apparel.
4 ⁱFor the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and my year of redemption ^{▼▼Or the year of my redeemed} had come.
5 I looked, but ^kthere was no one to help;
I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
and my wrath upheld me.
6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
^lI made them drunk in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

The Lord’s Mercy Remembered

7 I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord,
the praises of the Lord,
according to all that the Lord has granted us,
^mand the great goodness to the house of Israel
that he has granted them according to his compassion,
according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
8 For he said, “Surely they are my people,
children who will not deal falsely.”
And he became their Savior.
9 ⁿIn all their affliction he was afflicted, ^{▼▼Or he did not afflict}
and the angel of his presence saved them;
^pin his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
^qhe lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
10 ^rBut they rebelled
^sand grieved his Holy Spirit;
therefore he turned to be their enemy,
and himself fought against them.
11 Then he remembered ^tthe days of old,
of Moses and his people. ^{▼▼Or Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses}
^vWhere is he who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is he who put in the midst of them
his Holy Spirit,
12 who caused his glorious arm
to go at the right hand of Moses,
^wwho divided the waters before them
^xto make for himself an everlasting name,
13 who led them through the depths?
Like a horse in the desert,
they did not stumble.
14 Like livestock that go down into the valley,
^ythe Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So you led your people,
^zto make for yourself a glorious name.

Prayer for Mercy

15 ^aaLook down from heaven and see,
^abfrom your holy and beautiful ^{▼▼Or holy and glorious} habitation.
Where are ^adyour zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
16 For ^aeyou are our Father,
though Abraham does not know us,
and Israel does not acknowledge us;
you, O Lord, are our Father,
^afour Redeemer from of old is your name.
17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways
and ^agharden our heart, so that we fear you not?
^ahReturn for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
18 ^aiYour holy people held possession for a little while; ^{▼▼Or They have dispossessed your holy people for a little while}
^akour adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
19 ^alWe have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.