Isaiah 26:1-6
Chapter 26
1
Hymn of Victory
On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city, he himself has set up walls and fortifications to protect us.2
Open the gates! Let the righteous nation enter, she who is firm in faithfulness.
3
You keep in perfect peace the one of steadfast mind, the one who trusts in you.
4
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is an everlasting Rock.
5
He brought down those who dwell on high, he laid low the lofty city, he razed it to the ground, leveled it to the dust.
6
Now it is trampled the poor and the lowly tread upon it.
Commentaries
Hymn of Victory.
The strong city finds its strength and security in God (“everlasting rock”; v. 4). The Lord also acts as the gatekeeper, opening the gates to the oppressed and helpless. This points forward to the new Jerusalem described in Revelation 21-22.