THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (Isaiah Chapter 26)

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:1 (NLT) - 1 In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:2 (NLT) - 2 Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) - 3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:4 (NLT) - 4 Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord GOD is the eternal Rock.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Isaiah 26:5 (NLT)

5 He humbles the proud and brings down the arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Isaiah 26:6 (NLT)

6 The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Isaiah 26:7 (NLT)

7 But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:8 (NLT) - 8 Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:9 (NLT) - 9 All night long I search for you;in the morning I earnestly seek for God. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:10 (NLT) - 10 Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord's majesty.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Isaiah 26:11 (NLT) - 11 O Lord, they pay no attention to your upraised fist. Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Then they will be ashamed. Let your fire consume your enemies.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:12 (NLT)
LORD, you will grant us peace;
all we have accomplished is really from you.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:13 (NLT)
O LORD, our God, others have ruled us,
but you alone are the one we worship.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:14 (NLT)
Those we served before are dead and gone.
Their departed spirits will never return!
You attached them and destroyed them,
and they are long forgotten.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:15 (NLT)
O LORD, you have made our nation great;
Yes, you have made us great.
You have extended our borders,
and we give you the glory!

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:16 (NLT)
LORD, in distress we searched for you.
We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:17 (NLT)
Just as a woman
writhes and cries out in pain when she gives birth,
so were we in your presence, LORD.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:18 (NLT)
We, too, writhe in agony,
but nothing comes of our suffering.
We have not given salvation to the earth,
nor brought life into the world.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:19 (NLT)
But those who die in the LORD will live;
Their bodies will rise again!
Those who sleep in the earth
Will rise up and sing for joy!
For your life-giving light will fall like dew,
on your people, in the place of the dead.

 

[Cosia]

Isaiah 26:20 (NLT)
Go home, my people,
and lock your doors!
Hide yourselves for a little while
until the Lord's anger has passed.