Isaiah 26:6

The feet of the poor. That is, of God’s oppressed people (see on Matt. 5:3). In ancient times conquerors were represented on their victory monuments as placing their feet upon the necks of conquered foes. The meek and lowly of God are here said to place their feet upon proud Babylon as she lies prostrate before them. The faithful people of God had long endured the cruel oppression of Babylon, but now the tables are to be reversed. Babylon is to be humiliated in the dust, and God’s people are to triumph over her. Compare Isa. 14:2, where Israel is to “take them captives, whose captives they were” and “rule over their oppressors.” The same will be true of mystical Babylon.