Isaiah 57:15

Comfort for the Contrite

15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, r whose name is Holy:
s "I dwell in the high and holy place,
t With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
u To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  1. Cross References
    Job 6:10
    Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish I would exult, He will not spare; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
    Luke 1:49
    For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 68:35
    O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
    Zechariah 2:13
    "Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!"
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 34:18
    The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
    Psalms 51:17
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart - These, O God, You will not despise.
    Isaiah 66:2
    For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist," Says the LORD. "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 147:3
    He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
    Isaiah 61:1 - 3
    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.