I have engraved you on the palms of My hands...

Isaiah 49:15-16
15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me.


God puts another reminder to His people and their complaints. How can a mother forget the baby that she gave birthed to? won't she have compassion for this baby? The thought of the baby will tug her heart forever. This is how God feels about His children. And though there are mothers who will forget and throw away their babies, God says, 'I will not forget'.

He has engraved His children on the palms of His hands, referring to the practice by some Jews and others to engraved an emblem on their palms to help them remember. Our walls are ever before Him, meaning that we are always before Him, He is constantly reminded of us and He remembers us amidst the trials and chaos.