The title Jah occurs first of all in Exodus 15:2, after the passage through

the Red Sea:

'Jah is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation'.  The

reference to the sanctuary in Psalm 77:13, may be better translated 'in

holiness', because of the close association with Exodus 15:11:

'Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods?

Who is like Thee, glorious in holiness,

Fearful in praise, doing wonders?'

'O God, Thy way is holiness:

What God is so great as our God?' (Psa. 77:13).

Again, in Exodus 15:11 and in Psalm 77:11,14 we have a reference to pele,

'wonders'.  The second half of the Psalm is taken up with a review of the

exodus of Israel, and the fact that this wonderful triumph was accomplished

through the agency of two men, Moses and Aaron.

In spite of all appearances, therefore, the promises of God will be

perfected by Him.  There is no possibility of failure there.  Israel sighed

and groaned in Egypt; Pharaoh opposed with all his might, but when the time

came, nothing could prevent Israel leaving Egypt, not even the apparently

impassable barrier of the Red Sea.  The use of the word gamar 'to fail', bids

us 'look away to Jesus the Captain and Perfecter of faith' (Heb. 12:2), and

as we contemplate the Person and the Work that He finished, we leave the

doubts and the fears of the early part of Psalm 77, for the triumphant

conclusion, 'He Faileth Not'.

We have looked at Psalm 77 and learned that there will be no failure in

the fulfilment of the promises of God, for God will bring all to their

destined end; He will perfect or finish His purpose of grace, and 'The right

hand of the Most High changeth everything', as Israel rejoiced to learn at

the Red Sea.

We now come to another passage which assures us that 'He faileth not':

'He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He have set judgment in the

earth' (Isa. 42:4).

The prophecy of Isaiah falls into two parts.  Isaiah 1 to 39, deals

with the failure of Israel, and Isaiah 40 to 66 prophesies their blessed

restoration.  Isaiah 40 opens with the words:

'Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God'.

Then follow words of comfort and hope, the glory of the Lord shall be

revealed and all flesh shall see it together:

'For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it' (Isa. 40:5).

When we remember how this fortieth chapter breaks in upon the sad prophecy of

Israel's captivity in Babylon (Isa. 39:6,7) we may perhaps understand a

little better the faith that would be necessary to believe these comforting