Isaiah 42:12

12 Let them give glory to the LORDand proclaim his praise in the islands.

Isaiah 42:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
ESV
12 Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands.
NLT
12 Let the whole world glorify the LORD ; let it sing his praise.
MSG
12 Make God's glory resound; echo his praises from coast to coast.
CSB
12 Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare His praise in the islands.

Isaiah 42:12 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 42:12

Let them give glory unto the Lord
For all the great and good things he has done for them, in sending his Gospel to them, calling them by his grace, enlightening their minds, and revealing his Son in them, and making them partakers of the blessings of his grace, and entitling them to eternal glory and happiness: and declare his praise in the islands;
as on the western continent, and the isles of it; so on the eastern continent, and the islands of it, the islands of Greece, the islands in the Aegean sea.

Isaiah 42:12 In-Context

10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 Let them give glory to the LORDand proclaim his praise in the islands.
13 The LORD will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
14 “For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S 1 Chronicles 16:24; S Isaiah 24:15
  • 2. S Psalms 26:7; S Psalms 66:2; 1 Peter 2:9
  • 3. S Isaiah 11:11
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