Isaiah 26

Isaiah 26:1

VVE have a strong city] A song composed to comfort the faithfull during their captivitie in assurance of their deliverance, at the time whereof it should be sung. Chap. 25. 1.

salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks] Gods protection shall be defence sufficient. Psal. 121. 1, 2. & 125. 1, 2. Chap. 60. 18. Zechariah 2:5.

Isaiah 26:2

gates] Of Jerusalem to assure them of their return thither; and to intimate the confluence of people to it. Chap. 60. 11. or, of the Temple; that they may go in thither, to praise God for their return. Psal. 118. 19, 20.

keepeth the truth] that continue faithfull and constant with God. Psalms 31:23. Hosea 11:12. Revelation 2:10. & Revelation 3:10.

truth] Heb. truths, or, faithfulnesse. Proverbs 13:17. & Proverbs 14:5. & Proverbs 20:6.

Isaiah 26:3

perfect peace] Heb. peace peace. Chap. 57. 19.

whose minde is stayed on thee] By an unchangeable decree, or purpose. Romans 11:29. Or, by a settled thought

minde] Or, thought: or, imagination. Genesis 6:5.

because he trusteth in thee] Psalms 37:40.

Isaiah 26:4

the LORD JEHOVAH] Heb. Jah. Psalms 68:4.

everlasting strength] Heb. the rock of ages. as Chap. 45. 17.

Isaiah 26:5

he bringeth down them that dwell on high] Chap. 25. 12. & 32. 19.

on high] No power so high or strong, but he can pull it down. Chap. 24. 21. Daniel 4:37.

Isaiah 26:6

of the poor] He will set up his poor afflicted ones over the power of the proud wicked. Joshua 10:14. Luke 10. 19. Rom. 16. 20 Revelation 2:26.

Isaiah 26:7

way of the just is uprightnesse] Proverbs 21:10.

is uprightnesse] The godly have a good issue, and finde a free passage, in all their affairs; because God conducteth them, and levelleth their way for them. Psalms 5:8. & Psalms 18:32. & Psalms 143:10.

uprightnesse] Heb. a way of streightnesse, or, avennesse, as Vers. 10. a most streight or eaven and plain way. Psalm. 26. 12. & 27. 11. Proverbs 15:19.

most upright, doest weigh] Or, doest eavenly ballance. Chap. 40. 3, 4.

upright] Heb. eaven, or, streight. Chap. 40. 3.

Isaiah 26:8

in the way] Chap. 64. 5.

of thy judgements] We have continued constant with thee in the midst of our afflictions. Job 13:15. Psal. 44. 17, 18.

we waited for thee] Chap. 25. 9. & 33. 2.

the desire of our soul is to thy name] Our thoughts have been of thee, and our desires after thee cominually night and day. Psal. 63. 1, 6. Mal. 3 16.

Isaiah 26:9

in the night] Can. 3. 1. & 5. 2.

will] Or, should.

learn righteousnesse] Men should learn the fear of God by afflictions. Job 37:23-24. Revelation 15:4.

Isaiah 26:10

favour be shewed to the wicked] Gods favours will not win the wicked. Eccl. 8. 11. 12. Rom. 2. 4, 5.

learn righteousnesse] Isaiah 1:17.

in the land of uprightnesse will be deal unjustly] Even in Gods Church, where righteousnesse reigneth, Chapter 60. 21. Romanes 5. 21. he will do wickedly. Or, He will transgresse, and go out of Gods way, where it is streightest, plainest, eavenest, easiest to finde and to follow. Jeremiah 2:25. & Jeremiah 6:16. & Jeremiah 14:10.

land of uprightnesse] Or, eavenest ground.

uprightnesse] Heb. eavenesses. or, streightnesses. Vers. 7.

unjustly] Or, unequally. or, uneavenly.

Isaiah 26:11

when thy hand is lifted up] Or, Thine hand is lifted up (exalted by thy marvellous works. Psal. 118. 15, 16.) but they will not see. (regard it. Job 34:26. 27. Psalms 28:5. Chap. 5. 12.) yet they shall see; (enforced, will they, nil they, to see it) and be confounded. Psalms 83:17. & Psalms 86:17. Or, Thine high hand (as Deuteronomy 32:27.) they will not see: yet they shall see; and be confounded at the sight of it, or, with shame and confusion, or, to their shame and confusion, thy zeal for thy people. Chap. 9. 7. & 37. 31.

at the people] Or, towards the people. Psalms 112:10.

yea the fire of thine enemies shall devour them] Or, and the fire. or, the fire also prepared for thine enemies (thy fierce and fiery wrath incensed against them) shall devour (that is, destroy) them. Psalms 21:9. & Psalms 97:3. Chap. 30. 33. Matthew 25:41; Matthew 25:46. Revel. 20. 9, 10.

Isaiah 26:12

thou also hast wrought all our works in us. Psalms 37:5.

in us] Or, for us.

other lords besides thee have had dominion over us] Forain tyrans have tyrannized over us. 2 Chronicles 12:8. Jerem. 50. 17. Lamentations 5:8.

but by thee onely, &c.] yet in thee alone trusting, (Vers. 3.) we remembred. Vers. 8.

Isaiah 26:14

they shall not live] The enemies of thy Church are irrecoverably destroyed. Psalms 36:12. Chap. 24. 20. Jerem. 25. 27. & 51. 64.

therefore hast thou visited] Or, because thou hast as Genesis 38:26.

made all their memory to perish] Psalms 9:6.

Isaiah 26:15

hast increased the nation] Thou hadst multiplied them in times past. Exodus 1:12. Deuteronomy 1:10. or, doest multiply them, by adding to thy Church. Act. 2 41, 47 & 4. 4. & 5. 14. or, thou hadst added affliction upon affliction to them. Psalm. 69. 27. Jeremiah 45:3.

hast increased] Heb. added to.

thou art glorified] Thou didst glorifie thy selfe by thy judgements upon them for their sins. Levit. 10 3. Numbers 14:21; Numbers 14:23. Psalms 99:8. or, They aggrieved and burthened thee with their transgressions. Chap. 43. 24. & 63. 10. Ezekiel 6:9. Amos 2:13. Ephesians 4:30.

art glorified] Or, wast aggrieved; a Psalms 32:4. See Chap. 63. 9, 10.

all the ends of the earth] Whither thou causedst them to be carried captive. Deuteronomy 28:64.

Isaiah 26:16

they visited thee] They visited thee by prayer, when thou visitedst them by afflictions. Psalms 78:34. Jeremiah 2:27. Hosea 5:15. & Hosea 6:1.

prayer] Heb. charm, that is a secret, or bemoaning or humble, or perswasive speech. See Chap. 3. . & 8. 19. & 29. 4.

Isaiah 26:17

we been, &c.] In extream pain and grief. Chap. 13. 8. & 21. 3.

thy sight, O LORD] While thou stoodst by, and lookedst on; but affordedst us no succour. Psalms 10:14. & Psalms 35:22. Habbak. 1. 13.

Isaiah 26:18

brought forth winde] Our pains were endlesse and easelesse, and our selves helplesse and hopelesse. Chap. 37. 3. all our endeavours proved but windy. Chap. 33. 11. Hosea 12:1. and Hosea 8:7.

have not wrought] Or, could not work; as Chap. 30. 5.

in the earth] Or, for our land.

neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen] We were not able to bear down our enemis; as Psalms 44:5. Psal. 18 17.

fallen] Or, did not—fall. Psalms 18:38.

Isaiah 26:19

dead men shall live] Thy people, though they seem utterly destroyed, shall again be raised and restored. Ezek. 37. 11-14. Dan. 12. 1, 2. contrary to that of the wicked, their adversaries. Vers. 14.

together with my dead body shall they arise] Or, my bodies each of them shall arise.

dead body, &c.] There shall not one of them be wanting, whom God will have preserved, and reserved for this nationall resurrection. Daniel 12:1.

awake and sing] Chap. 51. 17. & 52. 1. & 60. 1.

that dwell in the dust] That seem to be as dead and buried. Psal. 88. 4-6. Ezekiel 37:11.

thy dew is as the dew of herbs] Thy grace and might is as the dew, that maketh the herbs spring again, which either in winter, or in heat of summer, seemed dead. Psalms 72:6. & Psalms 133:3. Proverbs 19:12. Chap. 18. 4. At this verse endeth the Psalm of praise.

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people] Here beginneth a new Prophecie, concerning Gods judgements on the enemies of his Church; and the recollection of his people.

enter thou into thy chambers] He admonisheth Gods people to wait patiently, betaking themselves to God, and expecting deliverance from him, amidst those generall calamities, that should shortly ensue. Matthew 6:6.

hide thy self] Job 14:13.

for a little moment] Psalms 30:5. Chap. 54. 7, 8. 2 Corinth. 4. 17.

Isaiah 26:21

cometh out, &c.] Mic. 1. 3.

disclose her bloud] Cast up the innocent blood, which she hath drunk up, and which crieth to God for vengeance. Genesis 4:11. Job 16:18.

bloud] Heb. bloods. Chap. 1. 15.