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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-4

To the prophecies of gospel grace very fitly is a song annexed, in which we may give God the glory and take to ourselves the comfort of that grace: In that day, the gospel day, which the day of the victories and enlargements of the Old-Testament church was typical of (to some of which perhaps this has a primary reference), in that day this song shall be sung; there shall be persons to sing it, and cause and hearts to sing it; it shall be sung in the land of Judah, which was a figure of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:4

Trust ye in the Lord for ever ,.... In the Word of the Lord for ever and ever, as the Targum again; that is, at all times, in every state and condition, in times of affliction, temptation, and darkness; for he will support under, and in his own time deliver out of every trouble, and cause all things to work to gether for good; and trust in him always, for everything, for all temporal blessings, and for all spiritual ones, and for eternal life and happiness; for he has them, has promised... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 26:4

In the Lord Jehovah "In Jehovah" - In Jah Jehovah, Heb.; but see Houbigant, and the note on Isaiah 12:2 ; (note). Everlasting strength - עולמים צור tsur olamim , "the rock of ages; "or, according to Rab. Maimon, - the eternal Fountain, Source, or Spring. Does not this refer to the lasting streams from the rock in the desert? And that rock was Christ. ge han hoped in the Lord fro the everlastinge worldis. - Old Ms. Bible. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-13

The vision of future glory. It seems best to take this as the picture of an ideal spiritual state. I. THE IMPREGNABLE CITY . Its walls and outworks are "salvation." A great word—negatively hinting deliverance from the enemy and the oppressor; positively including all the contents of sacred peace, prosperity, and happiness. But salvation is nothing without a Savior; it is the loving presence of Jehovah who girds about Jerusalem as a wall. In Zechariah 2:9 he is spoken of as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 26:4

Trust ye in the Lord . The faithful exhort each other to perfect trust, in the new Jerusalem, as in the old (see Psalms 115:9-11 ). In the Lord Jehovah ; literally, in Jah Jehorah (comp. Isaiah 12:2 ). Is everlasting strength ; literally, is the Rock of ages . A certain refuge throughout all eternity is, no doubt, intended (see the comment on Isaiah 17:10 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:4

The call to continuous trust. "Trust ye in the Lord forever ." The words "forever" in the prophetical books are a figure for "always," "continuously," under all conditions; even in times when trust seems to have no foundations we may keep on trusting, because our trust really is in God. I. WE CANNOT KEEP ON TRUSTING IF OUR TRUST IS IN THINGS . "The fashion of this world passeth away;" "Here we have no abiding city; Moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 26:4

Trust ye in the Lord for ever - The sense is, ‘Let your confidence in God on no occasion fail. Let no calamity, no adversity, no persecution, no poverty, no trial of any kind, prevent your reposing entire confidence in him.’ This is spoken evidently in view of the fact stated in the previous verse, that the mind that is stayed on him shall have perfect peace.For in the Lord Jehovah - ‘This is one of the four places where our translators have retained the original word Yahweh (compare Exodus... 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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