Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 26:5-7
5-7. He bringeth down them that dwell on high The argument is, Why not trust such a One who has overwhelmed imperial oppressive cities, and abolished nearer gainsaying peoples. A more free rendering here, but giving the true sense is, “The dwellers in high pride he hurled downward, the towering fortress he tumbled to the ground and pulverized it to dust. Feet of common people, feet of the poor and lowly, are treading it in very scorn.” But to the righteous how otherwise the result! Their... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 26:6
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.The needy — God will bring it under the feet of his poor, and weak, and despised people. read more