Is 26:2 Open the gates, that the [uncompromisingly] righteous nation which keeps her faith {and} her troth [with God] may enter in.
Is 26:3 You will guard him {and} keep him in perfect {and} constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, {and} hopes confidently in You.
Is 26:4 So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
Is 26:7 The way of the [consistently] righteous (those living in moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives) is level {and} straight; You, O [Lord], Who are upright, direct aright {and} make level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just {and} righteous.
Is 26:8 Yes, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord, we wait [expectantly] for You; our heartfelt desire is for Your name and for the remembrance of You.
A path with no stumbling blocks is one I seek. A narrow path of quiet peace where I rush not through my day and fret not. This scripture reminds me of Psalm 37 and the more that time passes and things speed toward the end of all things here, the more I see how important it is to enter into God's restful place of peace and confidence in depending totally on Him. He is our safe path, our rest, and our refuge in the storms of life. To make level my path is to cause me to move with no obstacles toward where he sends me each day. He is in control of our lives as much as we let him shine His light right directly in front of our feet and we hold to His narrow path of God's righteous purposes. When others closest to you choose a wide path leading to destruction.... Hold to that narrow path of peace where the righteous are kept safe.