Isaiah 64

Isaiah 64:1

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.

O that thou wouldest magnify thy mighty power in the deliverance of thy people; and, for that cause, that thou wouldest tear open the heavens before thee, that they may give way to thy coming down; and the mountains might melt, and flow like water, at the terror of thy presence!

Isaiah 64:2

As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

O that thy presence to the world might be as fire to metal, or to water; to melt the one, to cause the other to boil; that all the adversary powers might, with horror and confusion, know thy greatness and omnipotence; and that all the nations, which now forget thee and slight thy power, might tremble at thy presence!

Isaiah 64:4

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Thou hast done many and great wonders for thy people of ancient times; such, as whereby thou hast approved thyself to be the only true God; so as the ear hath not heard, nor the eye seen the clear demonstrations of any god, but thyself; of such infinite power and mercy, to provide so graciously and miraculously, for those that depend upon thee.

Isaiah 64:5

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways; behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

Thou hast heretofore given merciful proofs of thy favour to our forefathers, who rejoiced in thee, and lived holily before thee; and so thou art ready to do, to those, that awfully and thankfully acknowledge thee, and adore thee, in the ways of thy justice and mercy: but as for us, thou art displeased with us, for we have done wickedly before thee; whereas, if we had the grace to continue in those ways of thine, we should be sure to be saved.