Isaiah 26:1

salvation willGod appoint … bulwarks Two interpretations are possible: (a) "Salvation will He appoint in place of walls and moat" (see below), implying that Jerusalem has no material defences, but only the supernatural protection ("salvation") assured by Jehovah (as Psalms 125:2; Zechariah 2:4-5). (b) "He appoints for salvation (her) walls and moat" (as ch. Isaiah 60:18). The choice depends on whether Jerusalem is or is not conceived as a fortified city. Since "gates" are mentioned in the next verse, (b) seems more suitable. The word for bulwarks(a sing.) is usually understood to mean a low outer wall separated by some space from the wall proper (τεῖχος καὶ περίτειχος in the LXX.); other authorities think it means a ditch or glacis.