Teks -- Isaiah 26:3 (NET)

26:3 You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

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JFB: Isa 26:3 - mind . . . stayed

(Psa 112:7-8). Jesus can create "perfect peace" within thy mind, though storms of trial rage without (Isa 57:19; Mar 4:39); as a city kept securely by a strong garrison within, though besieged without (so Phi 4:7). "Keep," literally, "guard as with a garrison." HORSLEY translates, (God's) workmanship (the Hebrew does not probably mean "mind," but "a thing formed," Eph 2:10), so constantly "supported"; or else "formed and supported (by Thee) Thou shalt preserve (it, namely, the righteous nation) in perpetual peace."

Clarke: Isa 26:3 - In perfect peace

In perfect peace - שלום שלום shalom, shalom , "peace, peace, "i.e., peace upon peace - all kinds of prosperity - happiness in this world and in the world to come

Because he trusteth in thee "Because they have trusted in thee"- So the Chaldee, בטחו betacho . The Syriac and Vulgate read בטוח batachnu , "we have trusted. "Schroeder, Gram. Hebrews p. 360, explains the present reading בטוח batuach , impersonally, confisum est .

Calvin: Isa 26:3 - The thought is fixed; thou wilt keep peace, peace // Because he hath trusted in thee // Thou wilt keep peace, peace

3.The thought is fixed; thou wilt keep peace, peace ¹⁵⁶ As the Hebrew word יצר ( Yĕtzĕr) signifies both “imagination” or “creature,” and “thought,” some render it, “By a settled foundation thou wilt keep peace;” as if the Prophet meant, that when men, amidst the convulsions of the world, continue to rest firmly on God, they will always be safe. Others render it, “For the fixed thought thou wilt keep peace;” which amounts to nearly the same thing, that they who have fixed their minds on God alone will at length be happy; for in no other way does God promise that he will be the guardian of his people than when they rely on his grace with settled thoughts, and without change or wavering. Since, however, the sign of the dative case is not added, but the Prophet in a concise manner of expression says, “Fixed or steadfast thought,” let my readers judge if it be not more appropriate to view it as referring to God, so as to make the meaning to be, that the peace of the Church is founded on his eternal and unchangeable purpose; for, in order to prevent godly minds from continual wavering, it is of the highest importance to look to the heavenly decree.

It is undoubtedly true that we ought constantly to hope in God, that we may perceive his continual faithfulness in defending us; and believers are always enjoined not to be driven about by any doubt, or uncertainty, or wavering, but firmly to rely on God alone. Yet the meaning which is more easily obtained from this passage, and comes more naturally from the words of the Prophet, is, that it is a fixed and unchangeable decree of God, that all who hope in him shall enjoy eternal peace; for if fixed thought means the certainty and steadfastness of the godly, it would be superfluous to assign the reason, which is —

Because he hath trusted in thee In short, both modes of expression would have been harsh, that “continual peace is prepared for imagination,” or “for thought.” But it is perfectly appropriate to say that, when we trust in God, he never disappoints our hope, because he has determined to guard us for ever. Hence it follows, that, since the safety of the Church does not depend on the state of the world, it is not moved or shaken by the various changes which happen daily; but that, having been founded on the purpose of God, it stands with steady and unshakable firmness, so that it can never fall.

There is also, I think, an implied contrast between God’s fixed thought and our wandering imaginations; for at almost every moment there springs up something new which drives our thoughts hither and thither, and there is no change, however slight, that does not produce some doubt. We ought therefore to hold this principle, that we do wrong if we judge of God’s unshaken purpose by our fickle imaginations; as we shall elsewhere see,

“As far as the heavens are from the earth, so far are my thoughts from your thoughts, O house of Israel.” (Isa 55:9.)

We ought therefore above all to hold it certain, that our salvation is not liable to change; because the purpose of God is unchangeable.

Thou wilt keep peace, peace What has now been stated explains the reason of the repetition of the word peace; for it denotes uninterrupted continuance for ever. By the word peace I understand not only serenity of mind, but every kind of happiness; as if he had said, that the grace of God alone can enable us to live prosperously and happily.

Defender: Isa 26:3 - perfect peace

"Perfect peace" (Hebrew shalom , shalom) is, literally "peace, peace." This is "peace that passeth understanding" (Phi 4:7). The specific application is to the faithful in Israel during the great tribulation, but the principle certainly is true for all believers in any age."

TSK: Isa 26:3 - wilt // in perfect peace // peace // stayed // because

wilt : Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7, Isa 57:19-21; Psa 85:7, Psa 85:8; Mic 5:5; Joh 14:27, Joh 16:33; Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14-16; Phi 4:7

in perfect peace : Heb. peace

peace : mind, or, thought, or imagination

stayed : Isa 31:1, Isa 48:2, Isa 50:1

because : 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 13:18, 2Ch 16:8; Psa 9:10; Jer 17:7, Jer 17:8; Rom 4:18-21

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Poole: Isa 26:3

Heb. The fixed thought or mind (i.e. the man whose mind and thoughts are fixed and settled upon thee by faith as the next clause explains it, the qualifications being put for the person so qualified, as folly and wisdom are put for a fool and a wise man, Pro 24:9 Mic 6:9 , and peace for a man of peace, Psa 120:7 ) thou wilt keep in peace, peace , i.e. in all manner of peace, in constant and perfect peace. In the foregoing verse the righteous were admitted into the city, and here they were preserved and defended in it by God’ s almighty power.

Haydock: Isa 26:3 - Away

Away: condemning the virtuous, as if they were fools. (Menochius) ---

Symmachus, "our work, or fiction, is taken away." Hebrew may have other meanings. (Haydock)

Gill: Isa 26:3 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace // whose mind is stayed on thee // because he trusteth in thee

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,.... Peace with God in Christ through his blood, in a way of believing, and as the fruit and effect of his righteousness being received by faith; this is not always felt, received, and enjoyed in the soul; yet the foundation of it always is, and is perfect; and besides, this peace is true, real, and solid; in which sense the word "perfect" is used, in opposition to a false and imaginary one; and it will end in perfect peace in heaven: moreover, the word "perfect" is not in the Hebrew text, it is there "peace, peace"; which is doubled to denote the certainty of it, the enjoyment of it, and the constancy and continuance of it; and as expressive of all sorts of peace, which God grants unto his people, and keeps for them, and them in; as peace with God and peace with men, peace outward and peace inward, peace here and peace hereafter; and particularly it denotes the abundance of peace that believers will have in the kingdom of Christ in the latter day; see Psa 72:7,

whose mind is stayed on thee; or "fixed" on the love of God, rooted and grounded in that, and firmly persuaded of interest in it, and that nothing can separate from it; on the covenant and promises of God, which are firm and sure; and on the faithfulness and power of God to make them good, and perform them; and on Christ the Son of God, and Saviour of men; upon him as a Saviour, laying the whole stress of their salvation on him; upon his righteousness, for their justification; upon his blood and sacrifice, for atonement, pardon, and cleansing; on his fulness, for the supply of their wants; on his person, for their acceptance with God; and on his power, for their protection and preservation; see Isa 10:20,

because he trusteth in thee; not in the creature, nor in any creature enjoyment, nor in their riches, nor in their righteousness, nor in their own hearts, nor in any carnal privileges: only in the Lord, as exhorted to in the next verse Isa 26:4; in the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, that is, in Christ.