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Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet (or communal voice) is praying directly to God, framed by a petition to open the gates for the faithful (v. 2) and a command to trust in the LORD forever (v. 4).
The words — יֵ֣צֶר (yetsar) is rendered "steadfast of mind" but literally means a bent or disposition, the same root used for God's forming of man (Gen 2:7); תִּצֹּ֖ר (titsor) "you will keep" shares its root with tsur (rock), the very word of the next verse.
The thread — Philippians 4:7 reverses the image: peace itself guards the mind; John 14:27 and 16:33 locate the peace in a person rather than a state.
Why it lands — The verse ties perfect peace to the object of trust, not to the absence of threat; it asks the reader to name what they are actually trusting in before expecting the peace to hold.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Cross-references
- Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Psalms 9:10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Psalms 85:7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
- Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
- Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
- Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.