Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 26:12

"Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us." — Isaiah 26:12 (ASV)

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us:

We may be attacked and assailed for a little while, we may be tossed to and fro; but Thou wilt ordain peace for us:

For thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

We have no works in which we can glory; for even if we have an abundance of good works, they are all God's work in us, and we give him all the praise for them; and because he has thus worked in us, we expect that he will give us peace.

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

That is a delightful verse. Here is an ordination spoken of; for God has ordained peace for his people, and they must have it, and they shall have it. On the other hand, his people ordain glory for him, for they declare, "Thou also hast wrought all our works in us." Thus we also sing,-

"And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are his alone."