4 " Pay attention to Me, O My people , And give ear to Me, O My nation ; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples . 5 "My righteousness is near , My salvation has gone forth , And My arms will judge the peoples ; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly . 6 " Lift up your eyes to the sky , Then look to the earth beneath e ; For the sky will vanish like smoke , And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner ; But My salvation will be forever , And My righteousness will not wane . 7 " Listen to Me, you who know righteousness , A people in whose heart is My law ; Do not fear the reproach of man , Nor be dismayed at their revilings . 8 "For the moth will eat them like a garment , And the grub will eat them like wool . But My righteousness will be forever , And My salvation to all generations ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 51:4-8
Commentary on Isaiah 51:4-8
(Read Isaiah 51:4-8)
The gospel of Christ shall be preached and published. How shall we escape if we neglect it? There is no salvation without righteousness. The soul shall, as to this world, vanish like smoke, and the body be thrown by like a worn-out garment. But those whose happiness is in Christ's righteousness and salvation, will have the comfort of it when time and days shall be no more. Clouds darken the sun, but do not stop its course. The believer will enjoy his portion, while revilers of Christ are in darkness