The Lord Delivers His People

In a situation with no righteousness, whatever his righteousness will be that which breaks through the darkness. And again at the end of this chapter, the lord does the same. Here, described as if he were a soldier preparing for battle, the lord clothes himself with righteousness, salvation, vengeance and zeal. He is going to deliver his people with his righteousness and salvation in particular. With his vengeance and zeal, he will repay his adversaries. The covenant described here has all the characteristics that we might associate the new covenant,. most particularly the law written upon the hearts of the people so that they will observe it from generation to generation.