Isaiah 37:35 - Exposition

I will defend this city … for mine own sake ; literally, I will cover over this city , as a bird covers its young with its wings (comp. Isaiah 31:5 ; Matthew 23:37 ). God would do this "for his own sake;" i.e. because his own honour was concerned in the defence of his people. He would also do it for his servant David's sake; i.e. because of the promises made to David, that his children should sit upon his throne ( 2 Samuel 7:16 ; Psalms 89:29-37 ; Psalms 132:11-14 , etc.), which involved the continued independence of Judaea and Jerusalem.