Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
4. Trust ye in Jehovah for ever. As to the words, some read in the second clause, “Trust in God, the strong Jehovah of ages;” but as צור (tzūr) is not always an adjective, but signifies strength, I reject that meaning as forced, besides that it has little relation to the subject, as will immediately appear.
The Church is a strong city with salvation itself as its walls. God has appointed this defense; those destined for salvation find in it their true protection, far stronger than any rampart of stone. The righteous who keep the truth are the city's real inhabitants and strength.
AI summary
Commenting on Isaiah 26:1-4
Trust ye in the Lord for ever,.... In the Word of the Lord for ever and ever, as the Targum again; that is, at all times, in every state and condition, in times of affliction, temptation, and darkness; for he will support under, and in his own time deliver out of every trouble, and cause all things to work to gether for good; and trust...