Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 60:21

21 Thy people also shall be all righteous : they shall inherit the land for ever , the branch of my planting , the work of my hands, that I may be glorified .

i. e. the greater part, the word in this use hath been shewn frequently, or, altogether righteous, compleatly righteous.

As this respects the Jews, the sense may be, they went into Captivity wicked, but most of them being dead, and many of the Survivours tarrying behind, they that returned are said to be righteous, Chap. 1. 25, 26, 27. and 4. 4. but Principally as it respects the Church they shall be all Saints either by profession, as Paul calls them frequently Saints by calling, or rather by an inherent righteousness or perfectly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, see on ch. 35. 8.

i. e. for a long time, as you have many instances, and this is spoken, lest that poor remnant should be afraid of being driven out again; but with reference to the Church, that they should for ever be continued as God's peculiar people.

put by apposition, viz. Thy people being of my planting, and so also the next clause, the work of my bands, and therefore cannot miscarry, being what I shall take delight in, and thus the Children of God are said to be his workmanship created in Christ Iesus, Eph. 2. 10.

Either that I may make them glorious in being thus planted, or, my self glorious in thus planting them.

Marginal references: Chap. 4. 2. & 61. 3. See Chap. 32. 16. Mat. 15. 13.; Chap. 29. 23. & 45. 11.