Isaiah 26:2
“Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Open ye the gates,.... Not of Jerusalem, literally understood, nor of heaven; rather of the New Jerusalem, whose gates…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Open ye the gates - This is probably the language of a chorus responding to the sentiment in Isa 26:1. The captive…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 26:1-4
To the prophecies of gospel grace very fitly is a song annexed, in which we may give God the glory and take to ourselves…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Comp. Psa 118:19-20; Rev 22:14. "Truth" here means "troth," fidelity (Deu 32:20).
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