John Trapp on Isaiah 25:4

Ver. 4. For thou haſt been a ſtrength to the poor, &c.] That is, Thou haſt protected thy poor people from the perſecution of the Antichriſtian rout, ſaith Piſcator. Great is Gods mercy in ſuccouring his oppreſſed ones: This is here ſet forth by a double compariſon: Firſt

A refuge from the ſtorm, a ſhadow from the heat, Chriſt is a ſhadow, &c. when as all worldly comforts are but as ſo many burning-glaſſes to ſcorch the ſoul more. &c.] Where the Churches enemies are compared to raging waters that bear down all before them: God to a place of refuge to fly unto. Secondly