The Lord’s Day of Vengeance
1 Who is this who comes from ch. 34:6Edom,
in crimsoned garments from ch. 34:6Bozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
[Ps. 68:7]marching in the greatness of his strength?
"It is I, speaking in righteousness,
mighty to save."
2 Why is your Rev. 19:13apparel red,
and your garments like his [Lam. 1:15;Rev. 14:20;19:15]who treads in the winepress?
3 [Joel 3:13] "I have trodden the winepress alone,
[ch. 59:16]and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood63:3 Or their juice; also verse 6 spattered on my garments,
and stained all my apparel.
4 ch. 34:8For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and my year of redemption63:4 Or the year of my redeemed had come.
5 I looked, but [ch. 59:16]there 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;
ch. 49:26I 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,
Ps. 145:7and 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 Judg. 10:16In all their affliction he was afflicted,63:9 Or he did not afflict
and the angel of his presence saved them;
Deut. 7:7,8;[Ezek. 16:5,6] in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
See Deut. 32:10-12he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
10 Ex. 15:24;Num. 14:11;Ps. 78:17,56;95:9;Ezek. 20:8But they rebelled
Ps. 78:40;Acts 7:51;[Eph. 4:30]and grieved his Holy Spirit;
therefore he turned to be their enemy,
and himself fought against them.
11 Then he remembered See Ps. 77:11-20the days of old,
of Moses and his people.63:11 Or Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses
See Ex. 14:19-22Where 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,
Ex. 14:21;Josh. 3:16who divided the waters before them
2 Sam. 7:23;Neh. 9:10to 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,
[Num. 10:33] the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So you led your people,
[See ver. 12above]to make for yourself a glorious name.
Prayer for Mercy
15 Deut. 26:15Look down from heaven and see,
Ps. 33:14from your holy and beautiful63:15 Or holy and glorious habitation.
Where are ch. 59:17;[Zech. 1:14]your zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
16 For ch. 64:8;Deut. 32:6you are our Father,
though Abraham does not know us,
and Israel does not acknowledge us;
you, O Lord, are our Father,
ch. 43:14our Redeemer from of old is your name.
17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways
and ch. 6:10;[John 12:40] harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
Ps. 90:13Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
18 [Deut. 4:25,26] Your holy people held possession for a little while;63:18 Or They have dispossessed your holy people for a little while
ch. 64:11our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
19 [Jer. 14:8]We have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.