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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-18

A SONG OF THE REDEEMED IN MOUNT ZION . The prophet, having (in Isaiah 25:1-12 .) poured forth his own thankfulness to God for the promise of the Church's final redemption and triumph, proceeds now to represent the Church itself in the glorified state as singing praise to God for the same. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-18

Thanksgiving the employment of the saints in bliss. The prophet, in this sublime passage of his prophecy, carries us with him within the veil, and reveals to us the very words, or, at the least, the general tone and tenor of utterances, which the saints make when they have passed from earth to heaven, and stand in the very presence of God. The words are, as we should have expected, mainly words of praise and thanksgiving. The saints praise God— I. FOR THE BLESSINGS OF THEIR ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:2

Open ye the gates . The command is given by God to his angels within the city, or perhaps by some angels to others, to "open the gates," and let the saints march in and take possession (comp. Psalms 118:19 , Psalms 118:20 , which seems to represent the same occasion; and Psalms 24:7-10 , which tells of another occasion on which the angelic warders were bidden to throw open the gates of the celestial city. The righteous nation which keepeth the truth ; literally, a righteous nation ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him , etc.; literally, the steadfast mind thou wilt keep in peace , in peace ; i.e. "in perfect peace" (comp. Psalms 112:7 , Psalms 112:8 ). The writer's mind throughout the first paragraph of his" song" ( Isaiah 26:1-4 )"is running" (as Mr. Cheyne well observes) "on the security and immovableness of the new Jerusalem." All is peace and sure defense on God's side; all is trust and perfect confidence on the side of man. The first words of the verse may be taken in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:3

Perfect peace out of trust. Literally, "Peace, peace;" the Hebrew superlative form meaning the "greatest, or perfect peace"—inward peace, outward peace, peace with God, peace of conscience, peace at all times, under all events, God's own peace, the peace which God's own Son knew, and left as his legacy to his disciples. These two last expressions give us two divisions for our subject. I. GOD GIVES THOSE WHO TRUST HIM HIS OWN PEACE . 1. God ' s peace is the result... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 26:1

In that day shall this song be sung - By the people of God, on their restoration to their own land.We have a strong city - Jerusalem. This does not mean that it was then strongly fortified, but that God would guard it, and that thus it would be strong. Jerusalem was easily capable of being strongly fortified Psalms 25:2; but the idea here is, that Yahweh would be a protector, and that this would constitute its strength.Salvation will God appoint for walls - That is, he will himself be the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 26:2

Open ye the gates - This is probably the language of a chorus responding to the sentiment in Isaiah 26:1. The captive people are returning; and this cry is made that the gates of the city may be thrown open, and that they may be permitted to enter without obstruction (compare Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:9; Psalms 118:19).That the righteous nation which keepeth the truth - Who, during their long captivity and contact with pagan nations, have not apostatized from the true religion, but have adhered... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him - The following verses to Isaiah 26:11, contain moral and religious reflections, and seem designed to indicate the resignation evinced by the ‘righteous nation’ during their long afflictions. Their own feelings they are here represented as uttering in the form of general truths to be sources of consolation to others.In perfect peace - Hebrew as in the Margin, ‘Peace, peace;’ the repetition of the word denoting, as is usual in Hebrew, emphasis, and here evidently meaning... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 26:1-2

Isaiah 26:1-2. In that day When God shall do such glorious works for the comfort of his people, as are described in the foregoing chapter; shall this song be sung in the land of Judah In the church of God, often signified by the titles of Judah, Jerusalem, Zion, and the like. We have a strong city Jerusalem, or the church, which is often compared to a city. Salvation will God appoint, &c. God’s immediate and saving protection shall be to his church instead of walls. Open ye the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 26:3-4

Isaiah 26:3-4. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Hebrew, in peace, peace; peace with God, and peace of conscience; peace at all times, and under all events; whose mind is stayed on thee Hebrew, יצר סמוךְ , the thought, or, mind fixed, or, the stayed mind, as Bishop Lowth renders it; that is, the man whose thoughts and mind are fixed and settled on thee by faith, as the next clause explains it. In the foregoing verse, the righteous are represented as being admitted into the city,... read more

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