Isaiah 63:7 is a prophet’s act of remembering. In it, Isaiah resolves to tell again of the Lord’s loving kindness and His praises, because of all the good He has done for His people Israel. The verse is less a command than a decision to speak of God’s faithfulness out loud, so that it is not forgotten. It is spoken by the prophet Isaiah, or the voice of the prophetic writing associated with his name, to a community that has known both God’s rescue and its own failures.
I will tell of the loving kindnesses of the LORD and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has given to us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has given to them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
Isaiah 63:7 (WEB)
What Isaiah 63:7 Means
The verse begins with a personal resolve: “I will tell of.” The speaker is not waiting for a feeling of gratitude before he speaks. He chooses to recount what God has done. The subject of that recounting is “the loving kindnesses of the LORD,” a word that points to steadfast, committed love, the kind that stays loyal when loyalty is not required. Alongside it stands “the praises of the LORD,” which means the open, spoken acknowledgment of who God is and what He has done.
The second half of the verse widens the frame. God’s goodness is described as “according to all that the LORD has given to us” and as “great goodness toward the house of Israel.” It is measured by “his mercies” and “the multitude of his loving kindnesses.” The verse does not promise that every hard season will feel good. What it does say is that God’s past and present kindness is abundant enough to be counted and retold, and that remembering it is an act of faith.
The Context of Isaiah 63:7
Isaiah 63 belongs to the later section of the book of Isaiah, often associated with the period after the exile, when the people had returned to a land that felt diminished and their hopes were uneven. Verses 4 through 6 speak of a day of vengeance and of a Lord who acts for His redeemed people, while verses 8 through 10 turn to the history of Israel, describing how God saved and carried them, and then how they rebelled and grieved His holy Spirit. Verse 7 sits at the hinge between these two movements.
Because of that setting, the verse reads as a song of remembrance placed inside a painful account. The prophet first recalls the Lord’s justice and rescue, then tells the story honestly, including the people’s failure. Verse 7 is his way of reminding the community what kind of God they are dealing with: one whose kindness is the deeper truth of their history, even when they have fallen short.
Key Phrases in Isaiah 63:7
Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.
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This psalm repeats the refrain of God’s enduring love and grounds it in His acts of creation and deliverance. Like Isaiah 63:7, it treats remembering God’s faithfulness as the natural response of a people who have seen Him act.
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. 23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
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Written from the ruins of Jerusalem, these verses speak of God’s mercies being new each morning. They pair grief with confident remembrance of God’s steadfast love, much as Isaiah does in the midst of a difficult history.
A Short Prayer From Isaiah 63:7
Lord, I want to remember what You have done for me, even when my memory is short and my fears are loud. Thank You for Your loving kindness, which has held me through seasons I could not have carried alone. Help me to speak of Your goodness to the people around me, and to tell the honest story of my life with both my failures and Your faithfulness. Let my remembering become praise, and let my praise steady my heart today. Amen.
