1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
5Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.
6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Understand This
Isaiah 12, explained
What Isaiah 12 is saying
This brief psalm of thanksgiving closes the first major section of Isaiah (the 'Book of Immanuel'). The redeemed community praises God whose anger has turned to comfort, declaring Him their salvation and drawing water from wells of yeshu'ah (salvation)—a wordplay on Isaiah's own name.
The background behind it
The song's structure echoes earlier victory songs, particularly the Song of Moses (Exodus 15) and Hannah's prayer (1 Samuel 2). It functions as a liturgical response to the messianic promises of chapters 7–11.
Themes running underneath
Praise emerges from the experience of restored relationship. The transition from divine anger to comfort encapsulates the entire Immanuel narrative arc.
Why it still matters
Gratitude is the proper response to deliverance. The call to 'make known among the nations' extends the redeemed community's joy outward as testimony.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible — used by permission, Bible Hub.