Isaiah 26:3 (ASV)

Passage

Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: we have a strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks.

Isaiah 26:2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may enter in.

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.

Isaiah 26:5 For he hath brought 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "wilt", "keep", "perfect", "peace", "whose", "mind", and "stayed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "wilt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Open ye the gates that the righteous..." into verse 4's "Trust ye in Jehovah for ever for...", so "thou" and "wilt" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "wilt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.