Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
CONNECTED WITH THE TWENTY-FOURTH AND TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTERS. SONG OF PRAISE OF ISRAEL AFTER BEING RESTORED TO THEIR OWN LAND. (Isa. 26:1-21)
strong city—Jerusalem, strong in Jehovah's protection: type of the new Jerusalem (Psalms 48:1-3), contrasted with the overthrow of the ungodly foe (Isaiah 26:4-7, Isaiah 26:12-14; Revelation 22:2, Revelation 22:10-12, etc.).
salvation . . . walls— (Isaiah 60:18; Jeremiah 3:23; Zechariah 2:5). MAURER translates, "Jehovah makes His help serve as walls" (Isaiah 33:20-21, etc.).
bulwarks—the trench with the antemural earthworks exterior to the wall.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 26:1:
Isaiah 33:16
Isaiah 33:21
Isaiah 42:10
Isaiah 60:18
Zechariah 2:5
Philippians 4:7
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