Isaiah 26:1-27:1 NIV

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 26:1

In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ,.... When great things shall be done: for the church and people of God; and when antichrist and all their enemies are destroyed, as mentioned in the preceding chapter Isaiah 25:1 ; then this song shall be sung expressed in this throughout; which the Targum calls a "new" song, an excellent one, as the matter of it shows; and which will be sung in the land of Judah, the land of praise in the congregation of the saints, the professors... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 26:1

We have a strong city - In opposition to the city of the enemy, which God hath destroyed, Isaiah 25:1-12 ; (note). See the note there. Salvation - for walls and bulwarks - וחל חומת chomsoth vachel , walls and redoubts, or the walls and the ditch. חל chel properly signifies the ditch or trench without the wall; see Kimchi. The same rabbin says, This song refers to the time of salvation, i.e., the days of the Messiah. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1

In that day . In the "day of God" ( 2 Peter 3:12 ), the period of the "restitution of all things" ( Acts 3:21 ). In the land of Judah ; i.e. in the "new earth"—whose city will be the "heavenly Jerusalem," and wherein will dwell "the Israel of God"—the antitype whereof the literal "land of Judah" was the type. A strong city ; literally, a city of strength . In the Revelation of St. John the new Jerusalem is represented as having "a wall great and high" ( Revelation 21:12 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1

The bulwark of salvation. Two suggestions are made concerning the association of this figure in the mind of Isaiah. Some think he had in view the circumstances of the Assyrian invasion in the time of Hezekiah, and designed to assure the people that, however boastful might be the Assyrian words, and however terrible the appearance of the Assyrian armies, they were safe, because the defense of God was better than the mightiest walls, or the loftiest towers, or the most destructive weapons. In... 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

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 26:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-18

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

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

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