Lux Domini
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

What does Isaiah 63:18 mean?

They beseech him to look down on the abject condition of their once-favoured nation. Would it not be glorious to his name to remove the veil from their hearts, to return to the tribes of his inheritance?

Key themes

Justice and mercyHolinessJudgmentRemnant

Read with

Keep this verse inside Isaiah 63:17-19 and alongside a few nearby related passages.