Isaiah Chapter 42 verse 21 Holy Bible
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
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It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
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Jehovah had delight [in him] for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
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The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
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It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
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Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - The Lord is well pleased; rather, the Lord was pleased, or it pleased the Lord. For his righteousness' sake; "because of his own perfect righteousness." He will magnify the Law; rather, to magnify the Law - to set it forth in its greatness and its glory before his people. It is not the original giving of the Law at Sinai only that is meant, but also its constant inculcation by a long series of prophets. Israel's experience (ver. 29) had included all this; but they had not profited by the instruction addressed to them.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) The Lord is well pleased . . .--The tenses require a change: The Lord was well pleased . . . He made His law great and glorious. This had been His purpose, and he had not failed in it. He had done all that it was possible to do. (Comp. Isaiah 5:4; Romans 9:4.)