Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Isaiah 26

^{1 !} A song of the faithful, wherein is declared, in what consisteth the saluacion of the Church, and wherein they oght to trust.

^{1 a} This song was made to comfort the faithful, when their captiuitie shulde come, assuring them also of their deliuerance, for the which they shulde sing this song.

^{1 b} Gods protection and defence shal be sufficient for vs.

^{2 c} He assureth the godlie to returne after the captiuitie to Jerusalem.

^{3 d} Thou hast decreed so, & thy purpose can not be changed.

^{5 e} There is no power so hie, that can let God, when he wil deliuer his.

^{6 f} God wil set the poore afflicted ouer the power of the wicked.

^{8 g} We haue constantly abiding the aduersities where with thou hast afflicted vs. (???)

^{9 h} Meaning that by afflictions men shal learne to feare God.

^{10 i} The wicked thogh God shewe them euident signes of his grace, shalbe neuer the better.

^{11 k} Through enuie & indignacion against thy people.

^{11 l} The fyre & vengeance, wherewith thou doest destroye thine enemies.

^{13 m} The Babylonians, which haue not gouerned according to thy worde.

^{14 n} Meaning, that the reprobat, euen in this life shal haue the beginning of euerlasting death.

^{15 o} To wit, the companie of the faithful by the calling of the Gentiles.

^{16 p} That is, the faithful by thy roddes were moued to pray vnto thee for deliuerance.

^{17 q} To wit, in extreme sorowe.

^{18 r} Our sorowes had none end, nether did we enoye the comfort, that we loked for.

^{18 s} The wicked and men without religion were not destroyed.

^{19 t} He comforteth the faithful in their afflictions, shewing them that euen in death trhey shal haue life: and that they shulde moste certeinly rise to glorie: the contrarie shulde come to the wicked, as {verse 14}.

^{19 u} As herbes, dead in winter, florish agine by the raine in the spring time: so thei that lie in the dust, shal rise vp to ioye when thei fele the dewe of Gods grace.

^{20 x} He exhroteth the faithful to be pacient in their afflictions, and to waite vpon Gods worke.

^{21 y} The earth shal vomit & cast out the innocent blood, which it hath drunke, that it may crye for vengeance against the wicked.