Bible Strands
Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A community of believers addresses the LORD in a song of trust (Isaiah 26), positioned between the promise of peace for the steadfast (v. 3) and the declaration that God humbles the proud (v. 5).
The words — עד־עד (ʿad-ʿad) doubles the word for "perpetuity" to stress unending duration; צור (ṣûr) is "rock," a term for a solid, unyielding foundation.
The thread — Isaiah 12:2 pairs trust with the declaration "I will not be afraid," and Psalm 62:8 calls God "our refuge" with the same command to trust at all times.
Why it lands — It replaces a shifting situation with a fixed identity: the ground for trust is not the present moment but the character of the one who is eternal. It asks the reader to stop recalculating and anchor on what does not change.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Psalms 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 1 Samuel 2:2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’