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Isaiah 26:3

以赛亚书 26:3

The Passage

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

In the other language

坚心倚赖你的，你必保守他十分平安，因为他倚靠你。

Theme

Perfect peace

Bring a question to this passage

Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

The promise is conditional in a way worth noticing: peace holds the mind that is stayed — leaning, braced, resting — on God, because it trusts him. So the calm does not come from the situation improving but from where the weight is placed. In a busy stretch, thoughts drift toward the worst case by default. This verse is about deliberately returning them. What is your mind resting on today, whether you chose it or not?

Carry thisPeace follows where the mind is stayed.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

A mind stayed on God is at the center of this verse's picture of peace. The passage does not directly teach relationship skills, but it invites you to consider where your attention rests. In a difficult exchange, you may become absorbed in winning approval, proving your point, or rehearsing what might go wrong. Turning toward God in prayer is not a way to guarantee agreement or make uncomfortable feelings disappear. It offers a different focus from which to notice those feelings without letting them decide every word. You can seek peace while still taking another person's concerns seriously. This verse does not teach relationship skills. In what way might resting your attention on God make room for you to listen with greater care?

Carry thisTrust leaves room for care without controlling every response.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

Holding everything together can leave you tired; this passage does not specify what you need to release, but it connects peace with a mind resting in trust. You are invited to consider where your attention settles, especially when uncertainty keeps pulling it toward problems you cannot resolve. Trust need not mean suppressing those concerns or persuading yourself that the coming weeks will be easy. You can bring them honestly to God, loosening the demand that you must secure every outcome before you are allowed to rest. A mind resting in trust rather than control—what would yours be freer to let go of?

Carry thisTrust leaves room for concerns without making control necessary.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Stillness need not wait until your calendar is empty. This verse places peace in your relationship with God, not in perfect surroundings. Your mind can return to him while tasks remain unfinished. Trust does not require you to pretend that nothing is difficult. It gives you somewhere to rest your attention amid the difficulty. You might pause between tasks and quietly acknowledge that you are held. When your thoughts scatter again, you can return without scolding yourself. Let this passage become a place of prayer rather than another demand to manage. When in your day might you gently return your attention to God, trusting him while leaving room for what still feels unfinished?

Carry thisTrust can include the concerns that still occupy your mind.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Isaiah 26 — in context

1In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.

2Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

3You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

4Trust in the LORD forever; for in Yah, the LORD, is an everlasting Rock.

5For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.

6The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.”

7The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

8Yes, in the way of your judgments, the LORD, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

9With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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