Isaiah Chapter 12

A short song of praise: God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid.

Isaiah 12: Wells of Salvation

This brief song of thanksgiving follows the regathered remnant of Isaiah 11, opening with the declaration that the Lord's anger is turned away and he has become salvation.


And thou shalt say in that day, O Lord, I will prayse thee: though thou wast angrie with me, thy wrath is turned away, and thou comfortest me.

Beholde, God is my saluation: I will trust, and will not feare: for ye Lord God is my strength and song: he also is become my saluation.

Therefore with ioy shall ye drawe waters out of the welles of saluation.

And ye shall say in that day, Prayse the Lord: call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people: make mention of them, for his Name is exalted.

Sing vnto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things: this is knowen in all the worlde.

Cry out, and shoute, O inhabitant of Zion: for great is ye holy one of Israel in the middes of thee.

The line the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song closely echoes Moses's song after the Red Sea in <a href="/bible/geneva1599/exodus/chapter-15/2">Exodus 15:2</a>, and the drawing of water from the wells of salvation gives way to the darker burden of <a href="/bible/geneva1599/isaiah/chapter-13">Isaiah 13</a>.