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Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.

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Vindication Through Christ

Commentators unanimously identify the speaker as the Messiah (Christ), who expresses absolute confidence in God's help. They highlight that the Apostle Paul applies this same victorious logic to believers in Romans 8:33-34. If God justifies you, no person or power can successfully condemn you. As Matthew Henry notes, Christ speaks here in the name of all believers, making this assurance personal for every Christian.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 50:9

18th Century

Theologian

The Lord God will help me - (). In the Hebrew this is, ‘The Lord Jehovah,’ as it is in Isaiah 50:7 also, and these are among the pl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 50:9

19th Century

Bishop

They all shall wax old as a garment. —An echo of Job 13:28; Psalms 102:26; reproduced in Isaiah 51:6.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Isaiah 50:8–10

19th Century

Preacher

Let us stand together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, th…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 50:9

16th Century

Theologian

Who is he that condemns me? Paul appears to allude to this passage in his Epistle to the Romans, when he says, It is God that justifie…

John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 50:9

17th Century

Pastor

Behold, the Lord God will help me
This is repeated from Isa 50:7, (See Gill on Isaiah 50:7); to show the ce…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Isaiah 50:4–9

17th Century

Minister

As Jesus was God and man in one person, we find Him sometimes speaking, or spoken of, as the Lord God; at other times, as man and the servant of Je…

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