Yesaya 25:1

25:1 O Lord, you are my God! ¹ 

I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. ² 

For you have done extraordinary things,

and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed. ³ 

Yesaya 42:8

The Lord Intervenes

42:8 I am the Lord! That is my name!

I will not share my glory with anyone else,

or the praise due me with idols.

Yesaya 48:9

48:9 For the sake of my reputation ⁴  I hold back my anger;

for the sake of my prestige ⁵  I restrain myself from destroying you. ⁶ 

Yesaya 52:6

52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,

for this reason they will know ⁷  at that time ⁸  that I am the one who says,

‘Here I am.’”

[25:1]  ¹ sn The prophet speaks here as one who has observed the coming judgment of the proud.

[25:1]  ² tn Heb “name.” See the note at 24:15.

[25:1]  ³ tn Heb “plans from long ago [in] faithfulness, trustworthiness.” The feminine noun אֱמוּנָה (’emunah, “faithfulness”) and masculine noun אֹמֶן (’omen, “trustworthiness”), both of which are derived from the root אָמַן (’aman), are juxtaposed to emphasize the basic idea conveyed by the synonyms. Here they describe the absolute reliability of the divine plans.

[48:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “for the sake of my name” (so NAB, NASB); NLT “for my own sake.”

[48:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my praise.” לְמַעַן (lÿma’an, “for the sake of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[48:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “I restrain [myself] concerning you not to cut you off.”

[52:6]  ⁷ tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[52:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).