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Isaiah 26:9

I look for you in the night; deep inside me I long for you. When your laws are shown to the earth, then the people of the world learn what is right.

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In The King James Version

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

In Context

8Yes, we follow your instructions, Lord, we put our hope in you. What we most want is to remember you and your wonderful character.

10Though grace is shown to the wicked, they don't learn to do right. Even in a country where people do what's right, they continue to do evil and they don't think about how great the Lord is.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:21“But even so, as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the Lord's glory,

Psalms 58:11They will say, “There is definitely a reward for those who live right; there is certainly a God who judges fairly on earth.”

Psalms 63:6I think of you all night long as I lie on my bed meditating about you.

Psalms 77:2When I was in trouble I prayed to the Lord. All night long I stretched out my hands to him in prayer but nothing brought me any comfort.

Psalms 83:18Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.

Psalms 130:6I long for the Lord to come, more than watchmen longing for the dawn to come, more than watchmen longing for the dawn to come.

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 →

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