What does Isaiah 12:2 mean?

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Isaiah 12:1-4

  1. 1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
  2. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
  3. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
  4. 4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

12:2 God’s promise to save includes reconciliation (1:18), participation (11:10), cleansing and protection (4:3-6), peace and confidence (32:16-17), and restoration (11:6-9). • Lord God (Hebrew Yah Yahweh): The first word is an abbreviation of the second. • The Lord God is my strength and my song: See Exod 15:2; Ps 118:14.

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About the book of Isaiah

Author
Isaiah son of Amoz (the book's unity is debated) (Isaiah 1:1)
When
prophesied c. 740 to 700 BC
Period
Reino dividido, c. 930 a 586 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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