geneva - 64

geneva@Isaiah:64:1 @ O that thou wouldest (note:)The prophet continues his prayer, desiring God to declare his love toward his Church by miracles and mighty power, as he did in mount Sinai.(:note) rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

geneva@Isaiah:64:2 @ As [when] the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth (note:)Meaning, the rain, hail, fire, thunder and lightning.(:note) the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thy adversaries, [that] the nations may tremble at thy presence!

geneva@Isaiah:64:3 @ When thou diddest terrible things, which we looked not for, thou camest downe, and the mountaines melted at thy presence.

geneva@Isaiah:64:4 @ For since the beginning of the world [men] have not (note:)Paul uses the same kind of admiration, (1Co_2:9) marvelling at God's great benefit showed to his Church, by the preaching of the gospel.(:note) heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

geneva@Isaiah:64:5 @ Thou meetest him (note:)You showed favour toward our fathers, when they trusted in you and walked after your commandments.(:note) that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy They considered your great mercies. ways: behold, thou art angry; for we have sinned: in That is, in your mercies, which he calls the ways of the Lord. those is continuance, and we You will have pity on us. shall be saved.

geneva@Isaiah:64:6 @ But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our (note:)We are justly punished and brought into captivity, because we have provoked you to anger, and though we would excuse ourselves, yet our righteousness, and best virtues are before you as vile cloths, or (as some read) like the menstruous cloths of a woman.(:note) righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

geneva@Isaiah:64:7 @ And there is none that calleth vpon thy Name, neither that stirreth vp himselfe to take holde of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from vs, and hast consumed vs because of our iniquities.

geneva@Isaiah:64:8 @ But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the (note:)Even though O Lord by your just judgment you may utterly destroy us as the potter may his pot, yet we appeal to your mercies, by which it has pleased you to adopt us to be your children.(:note) clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.

geneva@Isaiah:64:9 @ Be not very angry, O LORD, (note:)For so the flesh judges when God does not immediately send comfort.(:note) neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.

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geneva@Isaiah:64:11 @ Our holy and our beautiful house, (note:)In which we rejoiced and worshipped you.(:note) where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

geneva@Isaiah:64:12 @ Wilt thou restrain thyself (note:)That is, at the contempt of your own glory? Though our sins have deserved this, yet you will not permit your glory thus to be diminished.(:note) for these [things], O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and grievously afflict us?

Isaiah 64