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And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Isaiah 25:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
  • KJV And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
  • NKJV And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
  • NASB And it will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let’s rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
  • NLT In that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”

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Quick answer

In that day the redeemed will say, 'This is our God; we waited for Him and He has saved us.' Patient faith gives way to joyful salvation.

Overview

God's people rejoice that the God they trusted has come to deliver them. Their long waiting is vindicated in His salvation. The verse expresses the believer's confident hope, ultimately satisfied when Christ, the awaited Savior, brings full redemption.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 38

  • Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  • Gen 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
  • Mic 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  • Isa 26:8–9Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
  • Rev 19:1–7After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
  • Rev 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
  • Ps 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
  • Isa 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
  • Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 3:12as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
  • Isa 49:25–26Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
  • Ps 62:1–2For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  • Isa 35:10So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
  • Ps 100:1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
  • Ps 37:5–7Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
  • Isa 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
  • Isa 12:1–6In 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.
  • Isa 40:9Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
  • Rom 8:23–25Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
  • Ps 9:14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
  • Isa 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  • Rev 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  • Luke 2:28–30Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
  • Rom 5:2–3through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  • Zeph 3:14–20Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
  • Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • 1 Pet 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
  • Isa 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
  • 1 Pet 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
  • Isa 66:10–14Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,
  • Ps 62:5–7Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  • Isa 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
  • Phil 3:1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
  • Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
  • Phil 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
  • Ps 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
  • Isa 30:18–19Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
  • Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 25:9 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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