Isaiah 26:9
In my soul have I longed for thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek for thee; for when thy judgments are [sent] on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
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Numbers 14:21But as truly as I live, and as all the earth is filled with the glory of the Lord:—
Psalms 58:11(58:12) So that a man shall say, Verily fruit will come for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth on the earth.
Psalms 63:6(63:7) When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Psalms 77:2(77:3) On the day of my distress I sought the Lord; in the night my hand was stretched out, and did not cease: my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 83:18(83:19) That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 130:6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning expect the morning.
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 →