Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Study Note
Study Note
This verse presents one of the most theologically rich divine self-descriptions in the Hebrew Bible: the 'high and lofty One' who inhabits eternity also dwells with the contrite and lowly in spirit. The double habitation — transcendence and immanence together — resolves a tension felt throughout the Psalms and anticipates New Testament themes of divine condescension in the Incarnation. The Hebrew 'daka'' (crushed, contrite) appears also in Isaiah 53:10 regarding the suffering Servant, forging a connection between the crushed Servant and those he revives. James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5's 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble' echo the same theological logic.
Other Translations
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy <FI>is<Fi> His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Cross References
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