Easter Season · Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Year C
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6
Songs of Praise
May 31, 2028
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 12:2-6 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary commentary on this same canticle, used elsewhere in the lectionary as a song of trust.
Isaiah 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 Worshipper Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical walkthrough of the short song of thanksgiving.
Isaiah 12 Commentary Precept Austin
A study-Bible style compilation of classic commentators on the canticle.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 12:2 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for 'salvation' and the verbs of trust and drawing water.
Isaiah 12 in Hebrew and English Sefaria
The Hebrew text alongside an English translation for direct word study.
Isaiah Course Enter the Bible
An academic overview of Isaiah as background for this short closing canticle.
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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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