Isaiah 26:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

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

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,...
Isaiah 26:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

In that day shall (a) this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; (b) salvation will [God] appoint [for] walls and bulwarks. (a) This song was made to comfort the faithful when th...
Isaiah 26:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Memories and Anticipations. The poem, which is a very elaborate composition, seems to have been written in confident expectation of deliverance, though the actual situation is still one of distress...
Isaiah 26:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

In that day: i.e. in the yet future day, when these judgments shall have been accomplished. Judah. In Isaiah 2 . we have the Song of Judah ( Isaiah 26:1 ); in Isaiah 27 , the Song of Israel. C...
Isaiah 26:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. In that day shall a song be sung. Here the Prophet begins again to shew that, after the return of the people from captivity, they will be defended by God’s power and guardianship, and tha...
Isaiah 26:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. We have a strong city - In opposition to the city of the enemy,...
Isaiah 26:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In that day— That is, at the time of the deliverance which the church had gained by the divine aid, which time is that of Simon the Ethnarch and John Hyrcanus, if we take the prophesy literally; if...
Isaiah 26:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. As the overthrow of the apostate faction is described in the...
Isaiah 26:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Salvation, etc.] the assurance of divine protection takes the place of material bulwarks.
Isaiah 26:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXVI. (1) In that day shall this song be sung... — The prophet appears once more, as in Isaiah 5:1 ; Isaiah 12:4 , in the character of a psalmist, and what he writes is destined for nothing le...
Isaiah 26:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIX GOD'S POOR DATE UNCERTAIN Isaiah 25:1-12 ; Isaiah 26:1-21 ; Isaiah 27:1-13 WE have seen that no more than the faintest gleam of historical reflection brightens the obscurity of...
Isaiah 26:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Peace through Steadfast Trust Isaiah 26:1-10 No doubt when Babylon fell before Cyrus the Jewish remnant under Ezra and Nehemiah sang this triumphal ode, which contrasts the respective lots of B...
Isaiah 26:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Naturally following this prophecy of praise for the activity of Jehovah is the great song which will be sung in the day of Jehovah's ultimate victory. It is praise for the establishment of the city,...
Isaiah 26:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This is another joyful song, and a gospel song, full of the praises of Jehovah for redemption, interspersed with reflections on the wonderful deadness of the souls of God's people, in the v...
Isaiah 26:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CITY AND CITIZENS ‘A strong city.… The righteous nation.’ Isaiah 26:1-2 This chapter is ushered in with a song. And it is well worthy of it. What are we called to study? I. The city of Go...
Isaiah 26:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 mentione...
Isaiah 26:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 1. In that day. ] Before the morrow, and while the merc...
Isaiah 26:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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, ofte...
Isaiah 26:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Blessings of the Gospel. B. C. 718. 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the lan...
Isaiah 26:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ISAIAH CHAPTER 26 A song of praise and confidence in God, for the blessings of righteousness, judgments on their enemies, and favour to his people: their chastisement, repentance, and hope. In tha...
Isaiah 26:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Song Of Deliverance And The Strong City ( Isaiah 26:1-4 ). The first four verses of chapter 26 with their description of the strong city of God with its walls and bulwarks of salvation, which...
Isaiah 26:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

DAYS OF DELIVERANCE Isaiah 26:1-2 . In that day shall this song be sung, &c. There are days in the history of God’s people when they specially need His interposing power. This is their praye...
Isaiah 26:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 . In that day Or, rather, as we may read it now, «In this day» Isaiah 26:1-3 . Shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for...
Isaiah 26:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 26:1 . When Sennacherib's army was slain, the Hebrews could sing, We have a strong city; yea, a city stronger than Jerusalem. God is our refuge, a very present help in time of trouble. We a...
Isaiah 26:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

In that day shall this song be sung Periods of restoration If it be demanded, what period of time is this which the prophet speaks of? we must answer, that it is the time when the people, who...
Isaiah 26:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 26:1-23 A SONG OF THE REDEEMED IN MOUNT ZION . The prophet, having (in Isaiah 25:1-23 .) poured forth his own thankfulness to God for the promise of the Chur...
Isaiah 26:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In that day, at the time of the final deliverance of the ransomed of God, shall this song be sung in the land of Judah, by the believers who have been preserved by the power of the Lord: We have a...
Isaiah 26:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 22:1-51 ; Ephesians 5:19 ; Ephesians 5:20 ; Exodus 15:2-21 ; Ezra 3:11 ; Isaiah 12:1 ; Isaiah 2:11 ; Isaiah 2:20 ; Isaiah 24:21-23 ; Isaiah 25:9 ; Isaiah 27:1 ; Isaiah 27:2 ; Is...
Isaiah 26:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In that day — When God shall do such glorious works, as are described in the foregoing chapter. Sung — In the church of God. A city — Jerusalem, or the church, which is often compared to a city. Fo...

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

Isaiah 26:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 26:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 26:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 26:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 26:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 26:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 26:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 26:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 26:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 26:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes