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◄ Isaiah 63:9►

New International Version
In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

New Living Translation
In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.

English Standard Version
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Berean Standard Bible
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

King James Bible
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

New King James Version
In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.

New American Standard Bible
In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

NASB 1995
In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

NASB 1977
In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them; And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

Legacy Standard Bible
In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the ancient days.

Amplified Bible
In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them, In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them; And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Christian Standard Bible
In all their suffering, he suffered, and the angel of his presence saved them. He redeemed them because of his love and compassion; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In all their suffering, He suffered, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. He redeemed them because of His love and compassion; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.

American Standard Version
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

Contemporary English Version
It troubled the LORD to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The LORD was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.

English Revised Version
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In all their troubles he was troubled, and he was the Messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed them. He always held them and carried them in the past.

Good News Translation
from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

International Standard Version
In all their distress he wasn't distressed, but the angel of his presence saved them; in his acts of love and in his acts of pity he redeemed them; he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.

NET Bible
Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

New Heart English Bible
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Webster's Bible Translation
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

World English Bible
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
In all their distress [He is] no adversary, "" And the Messenger of His Presence saved them, "" In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, "" And He lifts them up, "" And carries them all the days of old.

Young's Literal Translation
In all their distress He is no adversary, And the messenger of His presence saved them, In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old.

Smith's Literal Translation
In all their straits not an adversary, and: a messenger of his face saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he will take them up and bear them all the days forever.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
In all their affliction he was not troubled, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love, and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Throughout all their tribulation, he was not troubled, for the Angel of his presence saved them. With his love, and by his leniency, he has redeemed them, and he has carried them and lifted them up, throughout all the days of the ages.

New American Bible
in their every affliction. It was not an envoy or a messenger, but his presence that saved them. Because of his love and pity the LORD redeemed them, Lifting them up and carrying them all the days of old.

New Revised Standard Version
in all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
In all their troubles he did not afflict them, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he saved them and he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In all their adversity he did not afflict them, and the Angel of his presence saved them. In his loving kindness and in his hovering he saved them, and he lifted them and carried them all the days of old

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
out of all their affliction: not an ambassador, nor a messenger, but himself saved them, because he loved them and spared them: he himself redeemed them, and took them up, and lifted them up all the days of old.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

God's Mercies Recalled
…8For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.9In all their distress,He too was afflicted,and the Angel of His Presence saved them.In His love and compassion He redeemed them;He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.…

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Cross References

Exodus 33:14
And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Deuteronomy 1:31
and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”

Judges 10:16
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

Psalm 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

Psalm 106:44-45
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Psalm 116:8
For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

Isaiah 57:18
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

Jeremiah 31:20
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

Zechariah 2:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Treasury of Scripture

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

all their

Exodus 3:7-9
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people whichare in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; …

Judges 10:16
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

the angel

Genesis 22:11-17
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Heream I…

Genesis 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

in his

Deuteronomy 7:7,8
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for yewere the fewest of all people: …

Psalm 78:38
But he,being full of compassion, forgavetheir iniquity, and destroyedthem not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Psalm 106:7-10
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provokedhim at the sea,even at the Red sea…

carried

Isaiah 46:3,4
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borneby me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: …

Exodus 19:4
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, andhow I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Deuteronomy 1:31
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

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Isaiah 63

1.Christ shows who he is
2.What his victory over his enemies
7.And what his mercy toward his church
10.In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy
15.The church, in her prayer
17.And complaint, professes her faith

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

In all their distress, He too was afflicted
This phrase highlights God's empathy and solidarity with His people. It reflects the deep connection between God and Israel, where their suffering becomes His own. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus Christ is described as a High Priest who sympathizes with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15). The idea of God being afflicted alongside His people can also be seen in the narrative of the Exodus, where God hears the cries of the Israelites and is moved to act on their behalf (Exodus 3:7-8).

and the Angel of His Presence saved them
The "Angel of His Presence" is often understood as a theophany, a manifestation of God Himself, or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This angel is not merely a messenger but represents God's immediate presence and power. InExodus 23:20-23, God promises to send an angel to guard and lead the Israelites, which is seen as a direct intervention of God in their deliverance. This angelic figure is also associated with the divine presence in the wilderness, guiding and protecting the Israelites.

In His love and compassion He redeemed them
God's actions are motivated by His love and compassion, central attributes of His character. Redemption here refers to the deliverance from bondage, particularly the Exodus from Egypt, which is a foundational event in Israel's history. This act of redemption is a type of the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from the bondage of sin (Ephesians 1:7). The language of love and compassion underscores the personal and relational nature of God's salvation.

He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old
This imagery of God lifting and carrying His people evokes the care and protection He provided throughout their history, especially during the Exodus and the wilderness wanderings.Deuteronomy 1:31 describes God carrying Israel as a father carries his son, emphasizing His nurturing and sustaining role. This phrase also points to God's faithfulness and enduring commitment to His covenant people, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament and finds its fulfillment in the New Testament through Christ's sacrificial love and ongoing intercession for believers.

Persons / Places / Events

1.The Israelites
The chosen people of God, often experiencing distress and needing deliverance.

2.The Angel of His Presence
A divine figure representing God's immediate presence and intervention.

3.God's Love and Compassion
Attributes of God that motivate His actions towards His people.

4.Redemption
The act of God saving His people from their afflictions.

5.The Days of Old
Refers to the historical acts of God in delivering Israel, such as the Exodus.

Teaching Points

God's Empathy with Our Suffering
God is not distant in our distress; He shares in our afflictions, demonstrating His deep empathy and understanding.

The Role of Divine Presence
The "Angel of His Presence" signifies God's active involvement in our lives, offering guidance and salvation.

The Motivation of Love and Compassion
God's actions are driven by His love and compassion, reminding us of His unwavering commitment to our well-being.

Historical Faithfulness as a Foundation for Trust
Reflecting on "the days of old" encourages us to trust in God's consistent faithfulness throughout history.

Redemption as a Continuous Process
God's redemption is not a one-time event but a continuous process of lifting and carrying us through life's challenges.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Isaiah 63:9?

2.How does Isaiah 63:9 demonstrate God's compassion and presence in our struggles?

3.What does "in all their distress" reveal about God's empathy towards us?

4.How can we apply God's redemptive actions in Isaiah 63:9 to our lives?

5.Connect Isaiah 63:9 with another scripture showing God's deliverance and love.

6.How can we emulate God's compassion from Isaiah 63:9 in our daily interactions?

7.How does Isaiah 63:9 reflect God's compassion and presence during Israel's suffering?

8.What historical context surrounds Isaiah 63:9 and its message to the Israelites?

9.How does Isaiah 63:9 align with the overall theme of redemption in the Bible?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 63?

11.Why create Satan if God knew he'd rebel?

12.Is Satan loved by God?

13.Isaiah 63:7–9 speaks of God’s lovingkindness and mercy; how can this be harmonized with the violent imagery earlier in the chapter?

14.Isaiah 46:9: How can we reconcile the claim that there is 'no other God' with the clear presence and worship of many deities in ancient Near Eastern culture?

What Does Isaiah 63:9 Mean

In all their distress

The verse opens: “In all their distress…”. God is never a detached observer; He feels what His people feel.

•Exodus 3:7 records the LORD saying, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people… and I am aware of their sufferings.”

•Psalm 34:18 echoes, “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

Because Scripture is true in every detail, we take these statements at face value: our hardship truly touches the heart of God.

He too was afflicted

The next phrase deepens the thought: when Israel hurt, “He too was afflicted.” The LORD identifies so closely with His covenant people that their pain becomes His.

•Zechariah 2:8 portrays God’s people as “the apple of His eye”—hurt them and you poke His own eye.

• In the ultimate fulfillment,Hebrews 4:15 says of Christ, “We do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses.” His solidarity is literal, not symbolic.

and the Angel of His Presence saved them

Here Isaiah introduces “the Angel of His Presence.” Throughout the Old Testament, this figure appears as God Himself in visible form—guiding, protecting, and delivering.

• InExodus 23:20-22 the LORD promises, “I am sending an Angel before you… My Name is in Him.”

•Exodus 14:19 shows this same Angel moving between Israel and Pharaoh’s army at the Red Sea.

• Paul later reveals the Rock that followed them was Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4), aligning perfectly with the idea that the pre-incarnate Messiah was their Savior then as now.

In His love and compassion He redeemed them

Deliverance isn’t merely tactical; it flows from God’s heart. “In His love and compassion He redeemed them.”

•Deuteronomy 7:8 explains Israel’s exodus this way: “Because the LORD loved you… He redeemed you from the house of slavery.”

•Titus 2:14 tells us Christ “gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness,” showing continuity between past redemption and the cross.

God’s compassion is not an abstract quality; it moves Him to decisive, historical action.

He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old

Finally, Isaiah pictures a Father lifting and carrying His child.

•Deuteronomy 1:31 recalls how God bore Israel “as a man carries his son.”

•Isaiah 46:3-4 reassures the exiles, “I have upheld you since you were conceived… I will carry you.”

Looking back “all the days of old” encourages present faith: the God who carried yesterday still carries today.

summary

Isaiah 63:9 shows a God who enters fully into His people’s suffering, personally intervenes through the Angel of His Presence, redeems out of sheer love, and faithfully carries His own from start to finish. Every clause confirms that the Lord’s care is intimate, active, and unchanging—truths that call us to rest in His unfailing compassion right now.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(9)In all their affliction . . .--Literally,there was affliction to Him.So taken, the words speak of a compassion like that ofJudges 10:16. The Hebrew text gives,In all their affliction there was no affliction: i.e.,it was as nothing compared with the salvation which came from Jehovah. The Authorised Version follows theK?ri,or marginal reading of the Hebrew. It may be inferred, from the strange rendering of both clauses in the LXX. ("neither a messenger, nor an angel, but He himself saved them "), that the variation in the text existed at an early date, and was a source of perplexity, and therefore of conjectural emendation.

The angel of his presence . . .--Literally,the angel of His face.As inExodus 23:20-23;Exodus 32:34;Exodus 33:2, so here, Jehovah is thought of as working out His purpose of deliverance for Israel through the mediation of an angel, who is thus described either as revealing the highest attributes of God, of which the "face" is the anthropomorphic symbol, or as standing ever in the immediate presence of the King of kings, ready for any mission.

He bare them . . .--The same image of fatherly care meets us inIsaiah 46:3,Exodus 19:4,Deuteronomy 1:31;Deuteronomy 32:11. . . .

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 9. -In all their affliction he was afflicted. The "affliction" of Israel began in Egypt (Genesis 15:13), probably not long after the death of Joseph. It became an intense oppression, when the king "arose who knew not Joseph" (Exodus 1:8). God's sympathy with Israel's sufferings at this time is strongly marked in the narrative of Exodus (Exodus 2:23, 24;Exodus 3:7, 17). An alternative reading of the Hebrew text gives the sense, "In all their affliction he was not an adversary;"i.e. he did not afflict them for their hurt, but for their benefit. But the reading followed by our translators, and most moderns, is to be preferred.The angel of his presence saved them. "The angel of his presence" occurs nowhere but in this place. It is probably equivalent to "the angel of God" (Exodus 14:19;Judges 15:6;Acts 27:23), or "the angel of the Lord" (Genesis 16:7;Numbers 22:23;Judges 13:3, etc.), and designates either the Second Person of the Trinity, or the highest of the angelic company, who seems to be the archangel Michael (see Pussy's 'Daniel,' pp. 525, 526). (For the angelic interpositions which "saved" Israel, seeExodus 14:19;Judges 6:11-23;Judges 13:3-21;2 Kings 19:35, etc.)In his love and in his pity heredeemed them. The "redemption" of this passage is probably that from the bondage of Egypt (Exodus 6:6;Exodus 15:13;Deuteronomy 7:8, etc.), which belonged to "the days of old" - not the spiritual redemption from the bondage of sin, which was reserved for the time of the Messiah. Having "redeemed" them,i.e. delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and thereby, as it were, purchased them to be his own, he bare them - "Carried them on eagles' wings" (Exodus 19:4), and brought them safely through the wilderness to Palestine (comp.Deuteronomy 32:10-12).

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

In all
בְּֽכָל־(bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

their distress,
צָרָתָ֣ם ׀(ṣā·rā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6869:Tightness, a female rival

He too was afflicted,
צָ֗ר(ṣār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6862:Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent

and the Angel
וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ(ū·mal·’aḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4397:A messenger, of God, an angel

of His Presence
פָּנָיו֙(pā·nāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440:The face

saved them.
הֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔ם(hō·wō·šî·‘ām)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3467:To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

In His love
בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ(bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 160:Love (noun)

and compassion
וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹ(ū·ḇə·ḥem·lā·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2551:Compassion, mercy

He
ה֣וּא(hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931:He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

redeemed them;
גְאָלָ֑ם(ḡə·’ā·lām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1350:To redeem, act as kinsman

He lifted them up
וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥ם(way·naṭ·ṭə·lêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5190:To lift, to impose

and carried them
וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖ם(way·naś·śə·’êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5375:To lift, carry, take

all
כָּל־(kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

the days
יְמֵ֥י(yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117:A day

of old.
עוֹלָֽם׃(‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769:Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

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