Isaiah 26:1 (YLT)

Passage

In that day sung is this song in the land of Judah: `We have a strong city, Salvation He doth make walls and bulwark.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:1 In that day sung is this song in the land of Judah: `We have a strong city, Salvation He doth make walls and bulwark.

Isaiah 26:2 Open ye the gates, that enter may a righteous nation, Preserving stedfastness.

Isaiah 26:3 An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sung", "song", "land", "judah", "strong", "city", "salvation", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sung" and "song", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Open ye the gates that enter may...", so "sung" and "song" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "sung" and "song" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.