Isaiah 26:7
The path of the just is straight: thou, most upright, dost ever level the road of the just.
Leeser Tanakh
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, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy like the Lord; for there is none beside thee; and there is not any rock like our God.
Job 27:5Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I depart hence will I not allow [any one] to take my integrity away from me.
Psalms 1:6For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.
Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord hath his throne in the heavens, his eyes behold, his eyelids prove, the children of men.
Psalms 18:23(18:24) I was also upright with him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the perfect maketh even his way; but by his own wickedness will the wicked 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 →