Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 60:18

18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders : but thou shalt call thy walls salvation , and thy gates praise .

That this, and what follows, must necessarily be understood of the Church Triumphant (though there only it will be compleat) I see no necessity, neither will I obtrude my Judgment, but leave it to the judicious as being more proper in a Comment; none to ofter violence to this quiet state thou shalt attain to, either within thee to oppress by Injustice, Rapine, or Fraud, or without thee by hosti[illegible: 1+ letters] invasions, and this the Prophet mentions as the effect of good Officers in the former verse.

no havock made among thy people

They shall be safe, and able to defend thee, thou shalt be as safe, as salvation it self can make thee, when a thing is said in Scripture to be called so, it often signifies as much as to be so, Ch. 26. 1. & 47. 1. and 56. 7. and it intimates as much as that God will be salvation to his Church, when they shall be without Gates, and Walls, he will be their safety, and the matter of their praise, see Isa. 26. 1. and God's care of his Church is the matter of that exhortation to praise him, Psa. 147.

A double Metonymy, viz. of the Effect, as salvation will cause praise, and of the Adjunct as it is worthy of praise; so that within or upon thy Gates and Walls, thou shalt sing praises.

Marginal references: Chap. 26. 1.