Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates, || That a righteous nation may enter, || Preserving steadfastness.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
In Context
3You keep [him] in peace [whose] imagination [is] stayed—peace! For he is confident in You.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:6and you have kept and done [them] (for it [is] your wisdom and your understanding) before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these statutes, and they have said, Surely a people wise and understanding [is] this great nation.
Psalms 118:19Open gates of righteousness to me, || I enter into them—I thank YAH.
Isaiah 54:14You establish yourself in righteousness, || Be far from oppression, for you do not fear, || And from ruin, for it does not come near to you.
Isaiah 60:11And your gates have continually opened, || They are not shut by day and by night, || To bring the force of nations to you, || Even their kings are led.
Isaiah 62:2And nations have seen your righteousness, || And all kings your glory, || And He is giving a new name to you, || That the mouth of YHWH defines.
Ezekiel 48:31and the gates of the city [are] according to the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward—one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:2-5
The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 718.) 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: To the prophecies of gospel grace very fitly is a song annexed, in which we… Read the whole commentary →