Isaiah 26:1
Verse 1 of 21. The 26th of 66 chapters in Isaiah, in The Major Prophets.
1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
Isaiah 26:1 in the World English Bible
In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.Read Isaiah 26:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:1
That it is strongly fortified against those that are bad (v. 1): We have a strong city. It is a city incorporated by the charter of the everlasting covenant, fitted for the reception of all that are made free by that charter, for their employment and entertainment; it is a strong city, as Jerusalem was, while it was a city compact together, and had God himself a wall of fire round about it, so strong that none would have believed…
Read Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:1–4: The Blessings of the Gospel. (b. c. 718.)
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