Isaiah 26:7
The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
In Context
6It will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need.
8We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:2No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
Job 27:5Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.
Psalms 1:6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.
Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
Psalms 18:23\18:22\For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:6-12
The Goodness and Justice of God. ( b. c. 718.) 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord , have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.… Read the whole commentary →