Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 40:9

"O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!" — Isaiah 40:9 (ASV)

O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Juda, Behold your God! (Isaiah 40:9)

Look away from these fading things and behold your God. Look away from the brightest joy you have, though it is, like the meadow, all sprinkled with many-colored flowers, and look to your God, and to your God alone. Behold your God – your God in Christ; your God who has come through the wilderness, making a highway for himself, that he may come to you. Rejoice in Christ your Savior, and you shall have a joy that never shall be taken from you.

O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

If the chief, the best, the holiest city has found her God, if Jerusalem has been so favored, let her sing the glad tidings over the hilltops to the most distant cities of the land, and say to them, Behold your God!

If you have seen your Lord, beloved, proclaim the good news to those who have nearly forgotten that there is a God. Say to them, Behold your God. He is still to be seen by the eye of faith, working graciously in the midst of the earth.

O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

That is the point we need to reach: where we may see God—where we may be conscious of his presence—where we may trust in his grace—where we may lean on his arm.

And, oh! We need to have the voice very much lifted up before we can hear this cry, Behold your God! We run after this sight, and that, and the other, and forget him who alone is worth seeing.

Behold your God, you who are sorrowing, you who are perplexed, you who are sorely burdened; behold your God, and you will be strengthened and comforted.