Isaías 26:16

16 Señor
, en nuestra angustia te hemos buscado;
bajo la carga de tu disciplina hemos orado.

Isaías 26:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, in trouble have they visited thee
This, and the two following verses ( Isaiah 26:17 Isaiah 26:18 ) , represent the troubles and disappointments of the church and people of God, before the destruction of antichrist; in which time of trouble they will visit the Lord, frequent the throne of grace, as saints in afflictions are wont to do; and sometimes this is the end to be answered by afflictions, ( Hosea 5:15 ) : they poured out a prayer;
or "muttering" ^F5; they will pray with a low voice, in an humble and submissive way, as persons in dejected circumstances; not a few words, but many, will they use; their petitions will be numerous; they will continue praying, and be constant at it, and out of the abundance of their hearts their mouth will speak; and they will pour out their souls and their complaints to the Lord, though privately, and with a low voice, and with groans unutterable: [when] thy chastening [was] upon them;
the afflicting hand of God, not as a punishment, but as a fatherly chastisement upon them; so all their persecutions from men are considered as permitted by the Lord for their instruction and correction; and these will not drive them from God, but bring them to him to seek him by prayer and supplication.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (vxl) "mussitationem", Montanus; "submissam orationem", Junius & Tremellius.

Isaías 26:16 In-Context

14 Aquellos a quienes servimos antes, están muertos y bajo tierra;
¡sus espíritus difuntos nunca volverán!
Tú los atacaste y los destruiste,
y hace tiempo que pasaron al olvido.

15 Oh Señor
, tú hiciste grande nuestra nación;
así es, tú nos hiciste grandes.
Tú extendiste nuestras fronteras,
¡y te damos toda la gloria!

16 Señor
, en nuestra angustia te hemos buscado;
bajo la carga de tu disciplina hemos orado.

17 Como la mujer embarazada
se retuerce y grita de dolor mientras da a luz,
así estábamos en tu presencia, Señor
.

18 También nosotros nos retorcemos de agonía,
pero nuestros sufrimientos no resultan en nada.
No le hemos dado salvación a la tierra,
ni le trajimos vida al mundo.