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Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6

Songs of Praise

May 31, 2026

The Water Carrier (La aguadora), Francisco de Goya
The Water Carrier (La aguadora), Francisco de Goya, 1808–1812Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Painted during the Peninsular War: a woman carrying water and a jar, seen from below so that she fills the canvas like a monument.With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.Francisco de GoyaCourt painter to Spain who went deaf, watched a war, and spent his last years painting things nobody had commissioned and nobody wanted.Museum of Fine Arts, BudapestHungary's collection of international art, built on the Esterházy holdings bought by the state in 1870.Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 1:39-56Lk 1:39-56
Second ReadingRom. 12:9-16bRom 12:9-16b
First ReadingZeph. 3:14-18aZep 3:14-18a
Responsorial PsalmIsa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6

Overview & Insights

“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3)

After an act of deliverance of the kind that brought the people out of Egypt, one might expect there to be a song to sing like that in Exodus 15, and so there is; indeed, verse 2 virtually repeats Exodus 15:2.

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Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 12:2-6Commentary on Is 12:2-6 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary commentary on this same canticle, used elsewhere in the lectionary as a song of trust.

Isaiah 12:2-6 CommentaryIs 12:2-6 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching-focused reading of the canticle's confident, communal praise.

Isaiah 12 Commentary: Words from a WorshipperIs 12 Commentary: Words from a Worshipper Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse evangelical walkthrough of the short song of thanksgiving.

Isaiah 12 CommentaryIs 12 Commentary Precept Austin

A study-Bible style compilation of classic commentators on the canticle.

Background & Word Study

Isaiah 12:2 InterlinearIs 12:2 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text with parsing for 'salvation' and the verbs of trust and drawing water.

Isaiah 12 in Hebrew and EnglishIs 12 in Hebrew and English Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside an English translation for direct word study.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Isaiah 12Catena on Is 12 Catena

Patristic comments assembled verse by verse on the song of trust and salvation.

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