Isaiah 33:2

2 LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.

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Isaiah 33:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 But LORD, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strong arm each day and our salvation in times of trouble.
The Message Bible (MSG)
2 God, treat us kindly. You're our only hope. First thing in the morning, be there for us! When things go bad, help us out!
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 O LORD, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning, and our salvation in time of trouble.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 Lord, show us your favor. We long for you to help us. Make us strong every morning. Save us when we're in trouble.

Isaiah 33:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, be gracious unto us
This is a prayer of the church under the persecutions of antichrist, imploring the grace and favour of God in their miserable and distressed circumstances; desiring his gracious help, assistance, and deliverance; pleading not any merits of their own, but casting themselves upon the mercy and kindness of God: we have waited for thee;
time after time, year after year, in the use of means; hoping for the manifestations of thyself, and kind appearance for us; expecting help and salvation, and still continue to wait, believing the time will come when favour will be shown: be thou their arm every morning;
when they pray unto thee, the morning being the time of prayer; and also be their arm all the day long, to lean and depend upon, to support, protect, and defend them; there is a change of person from the first to the third, usual in prophetic and poetic writings: some take them to be the words of the Old Testament church, praying for the New Testament church; and others a prayer of the church for her children and members. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "our arm"; and the Syriac version, "our helper"; and the Targum,

``our strength:''
some read the words in connection with the following clause, thus, "be thou", who wast "their arm every morning", referring to their forefathers, whose strength and support the Lord was, our salvation also in the time of trouble
F19; the deliverer of us from the antichristian yoke of bondage, from all his persecutions and oppressions, from the last struggle of the beast, from that hour of trouble and temptation that shall come upon all the earth.
FOOTNOTES:

F19 So some in De Dieu.

Isaiah 33:2 In-Context

1 Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
2 LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
3 At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
4 Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 43:29; S Ezra 9:8
  • 2. Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5
  • 3. S Psalms 13:5; S Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 25:9
  • 4. S Isaiah 5:30
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