Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 63:8

"For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour." — Isaiah 63:8 (ASV)

For He said,

In ancient times, when God called His people out of Egypt, He said this.

Surely they are my people, children that will not lie:

Or, children that will not act deceitfully; or, will not deal falsely.

So he was their Saviour.

He thought well of them. He treated them as though they were trustworthy. He took them into his confidence. He said, "Surely they will not deceive me." This is speaking after the manner of men, of course; for God knows us, and is never deceived in us. We may deceive others; we may even deceive ourselves; but we can never deceive him.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

He thought well of them; he said, "They will be true to me." He loved them; he chose them; he put them in a place of trust and honour; he entered into fellowship and sympathy with them.