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Isaiah 26:1
1At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round.
Isaiah 26:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In 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.
- New International Version (NIV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
Context of Isaiah 26:1
At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round. 2Open the gates of the city, so that the righteous nation can come in. They are the people who continue to be faithful. 3Lord, you keep those people safe who continue to trust in you. You give them peace in their minds, because they believe in you.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:1 word by word
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יוּשַׁ֥ר הַשִּׁיר־הַזֶּ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה עִ֣יר עָז־לָ֔נוּ יְשׁוּעָ֥ה יָשִׁ֖ית חוֹמ֥וֹת וָחֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- shall this songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
- be sungשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- We have a strongעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- appointשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
- wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- and bulwarksחֵלchêyl chêl · rampartH2426
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:1
- Isaiah 5:1Now I will sing a song for the person that I love. I will sing to him about his vineyard. ‘The one that I love had a vineyard. It was on a hill where the soil is good.
- Isaiah 27:1At that time, the Lord will punish Leviathan. The Lord will use his great and powerful sword to destroy that monster. Leviathan is a snake that moves very fast in the sea and it turns in every direction. But the Lord will kill it.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord makes me strong. He is the reason for my song. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God and I will praise him. He is my father's God and I will praise his name.
- Numbers 21:17The Israelites sang this song at that well: ‘Sing to this well. Ask it to give water to us.
- Judges 5:1On that day Deborah sang this song, with Abinoam's son Barak:
- 2 Samuel 22:1David wrote this song when the Lord saved him from the power of his enemies when Saul was king.
- Jeremiah 33:11You will hear the sounds of happy people. You will hear the songs of men and women at their weddings. You will hear the voices of people as they bring gifts to the Lord's temple to thank him. They will say, ‘We thank the Lord Almighty, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’ Yes, I will make the land successful again, as it was before.” That is what the Lord says.
- Ephesians 5:19He will help you to speak to each other with all kinds of spiritual songs. Sing psalms from the Bible, and Christian songs. Praise the Lord with songs from inside yourselves.
- Revelation 19:1After these things, I heard a sound like the voices of a great crowd of people in heaven. They were shouting, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He has saved us! He is very powerful! We say that he is great!
- Ezra 3:11They sang together to praise the Lord. Group by group, they sang these words: ‘He is good. His love for Israel will continue for ever.’ Then all the people shouted loudly to praise the Lord. They praised him because they had finished work on the temple's foundation.
- Psalms 137:3Our enemies asked us to sing songs for them there. They laughed at us as their prisoners. They asked for a song to make them happy. They shouted, ‘Sing us a song about Zion!’
- Isaiah 60:18You will not hear the noise of violence in your land any more. Inside its borders, nobody will fight wars or destroy things. You will call your city's walls ‘Salvation’, and you will call your city's gates ‘Praise’.
- Isaiah 62:11Look! The Lord has this message for the whole earth: ‘Say to the people of Zion, “Look! Your Saviour is coming! Look again! He is bringing his gifts with him. He brings the prize that he has won.” ’
- Psalms 31:21Praise the Lord! When my enemies were all around me, he showed me that his faithful love is very great.
- Psalms 48:12Walk all round Zion and look at it. Count the towers.
- Zechariah 2:5The Lord himself promises that he will be like a wall of fire round Jerusalem. He will shine as a beautiful light inside the city.’
Commentaries on Isaiah 26:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We 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 the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In 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 Psalm 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Divine mercies encourage to confidence in God. (Is. 26:1-4) His judgments. (Is. 26:5-11) His people exhorted to wait upon Him. (Is. 26:12-19) Deliverance promised. (Is. 26:20,21) Verses 1-4 "That day," seems to mean when the New Testament Babylon shall be levelled with the ground. The unchangeable promise and covenant of the Lord are the walls of the church of God. The gates of this city shall be open. Let sinners then be encouraged to join to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The city refers to Zion, the eternal city of God, where the Lord is present to protect and bless his people (see Isaiah 1:8, 27; see also Psalm 46). Zion stands in direct contrast with the "fortified towns" of the nations (Isaiah 25:2; 26:5), which are helpless and reduced to "a heap of rubble." The walls of God's salvation protectively enclose his people. No one can harm them again.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21As the overthrow of the apostate faction is described in the twenty-fifth chapter, so the peace of the faithful is here described under the image of a well-fortified city. 1. strong city--Jerusalem, strong in Jehovah's protection: type of the new Jerusalem (Psa 48:1-3), contrasted with the overthrow of the ungodly foe (Is 26:4-7, 12-14; Re 22:2, 10-12, &c.). salvation ... walls--(Is 60:18; Jr 3:23; Zec 2:5). Maurer translates, "Jehovah makes His help…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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