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Isaiah 26:1–4

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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.
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
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From verse 1

  1. Isaiah 60:18Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

  2. Isaiah 62:11Rank 2 from verse 1
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    11Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

  3. Zechariah 2:5Rank 3 from verse 1
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    5For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

  4. Ephesians 5:19–20Rank 4 from verse 1
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    19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

    20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  5. 2 Samuel 22:1–51Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1AND David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

    2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

    3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

    4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

    5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

    6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

    7In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

    8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

    9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

    10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

    11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

    12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

    13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

    14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

    15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

    16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

    17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

    18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

    19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

    20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

    21The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

    22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

    23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

    24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

    25Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

    26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

    27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

    28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

    29For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

    30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

    31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

    32For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?

    33God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

    34He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

    35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

    36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

    37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

    38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

    39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

    40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

    41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

    42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

    43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

    44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

    45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

    46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

    47The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

    48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

    49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

    50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

    51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

From verse 2

  1. Revelation 5:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  2. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  3. Isaiah 60:11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

  4. Psalms 118:20Rank 4 from verse 2
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    20This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

  5. Isaiah 62:10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    10¶ Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

From verse 3

  1. Philippians 4:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

  2. John 16:33Rank 2 from verse 3
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  3. John 14:27Rank 3 from verse 3
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    27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

  4. Jeremiah 17:7–8Rank 4 from verse 3
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    7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  5. Psalms 9:10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 12:2Rank 1 from verse 4
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    2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  2. Psalms 62:8Rank 2 from verse 4
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    8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

  3. Philippians 4:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  4. Psalms 55:22Rank 4 from verse 4
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    22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  5. Psalms 18:2Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:1

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

appoint

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Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bulwark

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1. A defensive wall or fortified work. 2. A siegework raised against a city.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:2

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:3

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wilt

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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

perfect

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Complete, whole, sound, mature, upright, fully fitted, finished, exact, or lacking nothing required for the person, work, knowledge, state, purpose, or standard in view; to perfect is to bring to that intended completion or maturity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mind

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Sense 1: The inward faculty and activity of understanding, thought, memory, attention, judgment, intention, purpose, desire, disposition, resolve, or consent; what one thinks, wills, regards, or sets attention upon. Sense 2: To mind is to attend to, regard, remember, purpose, or be disposed toward something.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

stayed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of stay. Sense 1: Remained, waited, stopped, or delayed. Sense 2: Supported, sustained, relied, or rested upon. Sense 3: Restrained or held back.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:4

COMBINED MEANING

trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

JEHOVAH

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The name JEHOVAH, belonging to the most High alone and used also in the memorial names Jehovah-jireh, Jehovah-nissi, and Jehovah-shalom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1IN 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.

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2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

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3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

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5¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

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