Isaiah 26:12 (KJV)

Passage

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:10 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.

Isaiah 26:11 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.

Isaiah 26:12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Isaiah 26:13 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Isaiah 26:14 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "thou", "wilt", "ordain", "peace", "hast", and "wrought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "LORD when thy hand is lifted up..." into verse 13's "O LORD our God other lords beside...", so "lord" and "thou" 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 "lord" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.