Isaiah 63:7-19

Isaiah 63:7-19

[7] I will mention  the lovingkindnesses  of the LORD,  and the praises  of the LORD,  hath bestowed  on us, and the great  goodness  toward the house  of Israel,  which he hath bestowed  on them according to his mercies,  and according to the multitude  of his lovingkindnesses.  [8] For he said,  Surely they are my people,  children  that will not lie:  so he was their Saviour.  [9] 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.  [10] But they rebelled,  and vexed  his holy  Spirit:  therefore he was turned  to be their enemy,  and he fought  against them. [11] Then he remembered  the days  of old,  Moses,  and his people,  saying, Where is he that brought them up  out of the sea  with the shepherd  of his flock?  where is he that put  his holy  Spirit  within  [12] them by the right hand  of Moses  with his glorious  arm,  dividing  the water  before  them, to make  himself an everlasting  name?  [13] them through the deep,  as an horse  in the wilderness,  that they should not stumble?  [14] As a beast  goeth down  into the valley,  the Spirit  of the LORD  caused him to rest:  so didst thou lead  thy people,  to make  thyself a glorious  name.  [15] Look down  from heaven,  and behold  from the habitation  of thy holiness  and of thy glory:  where is thy zeal  and thy strength,  the sounding  of thy bowels  and of thy mercies  toward me? are they restrained?  [16] Doubtless  thou art our father,  though Abraham  be ignorant  of us, and Israel  acknowledge  us not: thou, O LORD,  art our father,  our redeemer;  thy name  is from everlasting.  [17] O LORD,  why hast thou made us to err  from thy ways,  and hardened  our heart  from thy fear?  Return  for thy servants'  sake, the tribes  of thine inheritance.  [18] The people  of thy holiness  have possessed  it but a little while:  our adversaries  have trodden down  thy sanctuary.  [19] We are thine: thou never  barest rule  over them; they were not called  by thy name.