Isaiah 42:10-12

Isaiah 42:10-12

[10] Sing  unto the LORD  a new  song,  and his praise  from the end  of the earth,  ye that go down  to the sea,  and all that is therein;  the isles,  and the inhabitants  [11] Let the wilderness  and the cities  thereof lift up  their voice, the villages  that Kedar  doth inhabit:  sing,  let them shout  from the top  of the mountains.  [12] Let them give  glory  unto the LORD,  and declare  his praise  in the islands. 

What does Isaiah 42:10-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

A new song arises in Scripture when someone has learned of something powerful and good that God has done or will do (cf. ch12; Psalm 33:3; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 96:1; Psalm 98:1; Psalm 144:9; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3). Here it is salvation through the Servant that prompts this song of praise (cf. Isaiah 6:3). Isaiah called on everyone to praise the Lord because the Servant"s ministry would benefit the whole earth. People living on the farthest seacoasts and in the desert lands should praise Him. Kedar, a son of Ishmael ( Genesis 25:13), was also the name of a town in the Arabian Desert (cf. Isaiah 21:16-17; Isaiah 60:7). Sela was near modern Petra and was the mountain fortress city of Edom (cf. Isaiah 16:1). These people in various places represent diverse sources from which universal praise should come to the Lord.