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Isaiah 26

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Introduction

1  The doleful judgments of God upon the land.
13  A remnant shall joyfully praise him.
16  God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom.
Verse 1

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.
that day
2:11,20, 12:1, 24:21-23, 25:9
this song
5:1, 27:1,2, Exodus 15:2-21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1-31, 2 Samuel 22:1-51, Jeremiah 33:11, Ephesians 5:19,20, Revelation 19:1-7
in the land
Ezra 3:11, Psalms 137:3,4
salvation
60:18, 62:11, Psalms 31:21, 48:12, Zechariah 2:5, Matthew 16:18, Revelation 21:12-22
Verse 2

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
Open
60:11, 62:10, Psalms 118:20, Ezekiel 48:31-34, Zechariah 8:20, Acts 2:47, Revelation 21:24
righteous
60:21, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 4:6-8, Psalms 106:5, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 5:9
truth
Heb. truths.
Jude 1:3
Verse 3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
wilt
9:6,7, 57:19-21, Psalms 85:7,8, Micah 5:5, John 14:27, 16:33, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:14-16, Philippians 4:7
in perfect peace
Heb. peace, peace. mind. or, thought, or imagination. stayed.
31:1, 48:2, 50:1
because
1 Chronicles 5:20, 2 Chronicles 13:18, 16:8, Psalms 9:10, Jeremiah 17:7,8, Romans 4:18-21
Verse 4

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Trust
12:2, 50:10, 2 Chronicles 20:20, 32:8, Psalms 55:22, 62:8, Proverbs 3:5,6
in the
45:17,24, 63:1, Job 9:19, Psalms 46:1, 62:11, 66:7, 93:1, 125:1, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 28:18, Philippians 4:13
everlasting strength
Heb. the Rock of ages.
17:10, 32:2, Deuteronomy 32:4,15, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 18:2
Verse 5

For 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.
bringeth
2:12, 13:11, 14:13, 25:11, Job 40:11-13
the lofty
25:12, 32:19, 47:1, Jeremiah 50:31,32, 51:25,26,37,64, Revelation 18:2
Verse 6

The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
25:10, 37:25, 60:14, Joshua 10:24, Jeremiah 50:45, Daniel 7:27, Zephaniah 3:11, Malachi 4:3, Luke 1:51-53, 10:19, Romans 16:20, 1 Corinthians 1:26, James 2:5, Revelation 2:26, Revelation 3:9
Verse 7

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
way
35:8, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 27:5,6, Psalms 18:23-26, Proverbs 20:7, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Ephesians 2:10, 1 John 3:7,10
most
1 Samuel 2:2-4, Job 31:6; *marg:; Psalms 1:6, 11:4,7, Zephaniah 3:5, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Verse 8

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
in
64:4,5, Numbers 36:13, Job 23:10-12, Psalms 18:23, 44:17,18, 65:6, 106:3, Malachi 4:4, Luke 1:6
we
25:9, 30:18, 33:2, Psalms 37:3-7, 63:1, Micah 7:7, Acts 1:4, Romans 8:25, 2 Thessalonians 3:5, James 5:7-11
desire
2 Samuel 23:5, Psalms 13:1,2, 63:1-3, 73:25, 77:10-12, 84:2, 143:5,6, Song of Solomon 1:2-4, 2:3-5, 5:8
Verse 9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
have I
Psalms 63:6,7, 77:2,3, 119:62, 130:6, Song of Solomon 3:1-4, 5:2-8, Luke 6:12
my spirit
Psalms 63:1, Proverbs 8:17, Matthew 6:33, Mark 1:35
for
27:9, Numbers 14:21-23, Psalms 58:11, 64:9, 83:18, Hosea 5:15, Revelation 11:13
Verse 10

Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
favour
63:9,10, Exodus 8:15,31,32, 9:34, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 106:43, Proverbs 1:32, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Hosea 13:6, Romans 2:4,5, Revelation 2:21
in the
2:10, 24:5, 27:13, Psalms 78:54-58, 143:10, Jeremiah 2:7, 31:23, Ezekiel 22:2-16, Hosea 9:3, Micah 2:10, 3:10-12, Matthew 4:5
and will not
5:12, Psalms 28:4,5, Hosea 11:7, John 5:37,38
Verse 11

LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
when
Psalms 10:12, Micah 5:9
will
18:3, 1 Samuel 6:9, Job 34:27, Jeremiah 5:3, Acts 28:27
they shall
Exodus 9:14, 1 Samuel 5:6-11, Jeremiah 44:28, Luke 16:23
be
11:13, 60:14, Psalms 86:17, 1 Peter 3:16, Revelation 3:9
at the
or, towards thy. fire.
5:24, Psalms 21:8, Malachi 4:1, Matthew 25:41, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 19:20
Verse 12

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
ordain
57:10, Psalms 29:11, Jeremiah 33:6, John 14:27
for
Deuteronomy 30:6, Ezekiel 36:25, Ephesians 2:10, Hebrews 13:20
in us
or, for us.
Psalms 57:2, Ezekiel 20:9,14,22
Verse 13

O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
other
51:22, 2 Chronicles 12:8, John 8:32, Romans 6:22
by thee
12:4, Joshua 23:7, Amos 6:10, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Hebrews 13:15
Verse 14

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
dead
19, 8:19, 51:12,13, Exodus 14:30, Psalms 106:28, Habakkuk 2:18-20, Matthew 2:20, Revelation 18:2,3, 19:19-21, 20:5
and made
14:19-22, Psalms 9:6, 109:13, Proverbs 10:7
Verse 15

Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
increased
9:3, 10:22, Genesis 12:2, 13:16, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 10:22, Nehemiah 9:23, Jeremiah 30:19
thou art
44:23, 60:21, Psalms 86:9,10, John 12:23-28, 13:31,32, 15:8, 17:1, Revelation 11:15-18
thou hadst
6:12, Deuteronomy 4:27,28, 28:25,64, 32:26,27, 1 Kings 8:46, 2 Kings 17:6,23, 2 Kings 23:27, Jeremiah 32:37, Ezekiel 5:12, 36:24, Luke 21:24
Verse 16

LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
in trouble
Deuteronomy 4:29,30, Judges 10:9,10, 2 Chronicles 6:37,38, 33:12,13, Psalms 50:15, 77:1,2, Psalms 91:15, Jeremiah 22:23, Hosea 5:15, 7:14, Revelation 3:19
thy poured
1 Samuel 1:15, Psalms 42:4, 142:2, Lamentations 2:19
prayer
Heb. secret speech.
Verse 17

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
13:8, 21:3, Psalms 48:6, Jeremiah 4:31, 6:24, 30:6, John 16:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Verse 18

We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
we have been in
37:3, 2 Kings 19:3, Hosea 13:13
we have not
Exodus 5:22,23, Joshua 7:7-9, 1 Samuel 11:13, 14:45
the inhabitants
Psalms 17:14, John 7:7, 1 John 5:19
Verse 19

Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
dead men
25:8, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Hosea 6:2, 13:14, John 5:28,29, Acts 24:15, 1 Corinthians 15:22,23, 1 Thessalonians 4:14,15, Revelation 20:5,6,12
my dead
Matthew 27:52,58, John 11:25,26, 1 Corinthians 15:20,23, Philippians 3:10,21, 51:17, 52:1,2, 60:1,2, Psalms 22:15, 71:20, Daniel 12:2, Ephesians 5:14, Revelation 11:8-11
thy dew
Genesis 2:5,6, Deuteronomy 32:2, 33:13,28, Job 29:19, Psalms 110:3, Hosea 14:5, Zechariah 8:12
the earth
Revelation 20:13
Verse 20

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
my
51:4,16, Jeremiah 7:23, 31:14
enter
32:18,19, Genesis 7:1,16, Exodus 12:22,23, Psalms 32:7, 91:4, Proverbs 18:10, Ezekiel 11:16, Matthew 23:37
shut
Matthew 6:6
hide
Psalms 17:8, 27:5, 31:20, 143:9
for a
54:7,8, Psalms 30:5, 57:1, 2 Corinthians 4:17
Verse 21

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Lord
18:4, Psalms 50:2,3, Ezekiel 8:6, 9:3-6, 10:3-5,18,19, Hosea 5:14,15, Micah 1:3-8, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, Jude 1:14,15
also
Genesis 4:10,11, Numbers 35:32,33, Job 16:18, Ezekiel 24:7,8, Luke 11:40, Revelation 6:9-11, 16:6, 18:24
blood
Heb. bloods.

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