Isaiah 26:7
The way of the just is straight; Thou, Most Upright, makest plain the path of the just.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
In Context
6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as the LORD, for there is none beside Thee; neither is there any rock like our God.
Job 27:5Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
Psalms 1:6For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men.
Psalms 18:23(18-24) And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
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 →