Epiphany Season · Baptism of the Lord · Year B
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 (3)
Songs of Praise
January 10, 2027
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
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse commentary on the canticle of thanksgiving drawn from the wells of salvation.
Isaiah 12 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse by verse study of the song of praise closing Isaiah's book of Immanuel.
Isaiah 12:2 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on the response verses of the canticle.
Background & Word Study
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Questions preachers ask
What is the song of Isaiah 12?
A short canticle of thanksgiving: though the Lord was angry, his anger has turned, and the redeemed sing that God is their strength and salvation, making known his deeds among the nations.
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