Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
delight . . . in . . . Lord--God rewards in kind, as He punishes in kind. As we "delight" in keeping God's "Sabbath," so God will give us "delight" in Himself (Genesis 15:1; Job 22:21-26; Psalms 37:4).
ride upon . . . high places--I will make thee supreme lord of the land; the phrase is taken from a conqueror riding in his chariot, and occupying the hills and fastnesses of a country [VITRINGA], (Deuteronomy 32:13; Micah 1:3; Habakkuk 3:19). Judea was a land of hills; the idea thus is, "I will restore thee to thine own land" [CALVIN]. The parallel words, "heritage of Jacob," confirm this (Genesis 27:28-29; Genesis 28:13-15).
mouth of . . . Lord . . . spoken it--a formula to assure men of the fulfilment of any solemn promise which God has made (Isaiah 40:5).
The reason why Jehovah does not deliver His people, notwithstanding their religious services (Isaiah 58:3), is not want of power on His part, but because of their sins (Isaiah 59:1-8); Isaiah 59:9-15 contain their confession; Isaiah 59:16-21, the consequent promise of the Messiah.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 22:27
Isaiah 56:2
Isaiah 58:1
Isaiah 58:2
Ezekiel 20:12
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