What does Isaiah 26:3 mean?

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Isaiah 26:1-5

  1. 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
  2. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
  3. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
  4. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
  5. 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

Study note

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26:3 A perfect peace, marked by harmony, quietness, and confidence, is a benefit of the new creation.

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About the book of Isaiah

Author
Isaiah son of Amoz (the book's unity is debated) (Isaiah 1:1)
When
prophesied c. 740 to 700 BC
Period
Reino dividido, c. 930 a 586 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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