Isaiah 26:2-14 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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:5-11

Here the prophet further encourages us to trust in the Lord for ever, and to continue waiting on him; for, I. He will make humble souls that trust in him to triumph over their proud enemies, Isa. 26:5, 6. Those that exalt themselves shall be abased: For he brings down those that dwell on high; and wherein they deal proudly he is, and will be, above them. Even the lofty city Babylon itself, or Nineveh, he lays it low, Isa. 25:12. He can do it, be it ever so well fortified. He has often done it.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:12-19

The prophet in these verses looks back upon what God had done with them, both in mercy and judgment, and sings unto God of both, and then looks forward upon what he hoped God would do for them. Observe, I. His reviews and reflections are mixed. When he looks back upon the state of the church he finds, 1. That God had in many instances been very gracious to them and had done great things for them. (1.) In general (Isa. 26:12): Thou hast wrought all our works in us, or for us. Whatever good work... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:2

Open ye the gates ,.... Not of Jerusalem, literally understood, nor of heaven; rather of the New Jerusalem, whose gates are described, Revelation 21:12 at least of the church in the latter day; the gates or door into which now should be, and then will be, open; Christ the door, and faith in him, and a profession of it, without which none ought to be admitted, and whoever climbs up another way is a thief and a robber, John 10:1 these words are the words of the prophet, or of God, or of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace ,.... Peace with God in Christ through his blood, in a way of believing, and as the fruit and effect of his righteousness being received by faith; this is not always felt, received, and enjoyed in the soul; yet the foundation of it always is, and is perfect; and besides, this peace is true, real, and solid; in which sense the word "perfect" is used, in opposition to a false and imaginary one; and it will end in perfect peace in heaven: moreover, the word... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:5

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high, the lofty city ,.... That dwell on high in the high city, so the accents require the words to be rendered; and accordingly the Targum is, "for he will bring low the inhabitants of the high and strong city;' such that dwell in a city built on high, and in the high towers and palaces of it; or that sit on high thrones, are spiritual wickednesses in high places, and are of proud and haughty dispositions and conduct; as the pope of Rome and his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:6

The foot shall tread it down ,.... Trample upon it when brought down, laid low, and level with the ground, as mire is trodden in the streets, and straw for the dunghill; as grapes in the winepress, or grass by the feet of cattle: not the foot of a prince, as Aben Ezra observes, or of mighty men; but, as follows, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy ; these are not the Israelites in a literal sense, as Kimchi explains it; but the spiritual Israel of God; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:7

The way of the just is uprightness ,.... Or, "the way for the just is uprightnesses" F19 אורח לצדיק מישרים "via justo rectitudines", Vatablus. , most upright; the way which is appointed for him, and which he is directed to walk in, is a way of righteousness and holiness, and in which he does walk; he walks uprightly, according to the rules of the word, becoming the Gospel of Christ, and worthy of his calling: or, it is "evennesses"; a most plain and even way, in which men,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:8

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee ,.... Meaning by "judgments" either the ministration of the word and ordinances, called statutes and judgments, Psalm 147:19 an attendance on which is the right way of waiting upon God, and where it may be expected he will be found and manifest himself, and favour with his gracious presence; or else the corrections and chastisements, which are done in wisdom and with judgment, in measure and in mercy, and in a fatherly way,... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:5-11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:12-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:3

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:8

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