Isaiah 26:7
The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, || O upright One, || You ponder the path of the righteous.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
In Context
6A foot treads it down, || Feet of the poor—steps of the weak.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy like YHWH, || For there is none except You, || And there is no rock like our God.
Job 27:5Defilement to me—if I justify you, || Until I expire I do not turn aside my integrity from me.
Psalms 1:6For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, || And the way of the wicked is lost!
Psalms 11:4YHWH [is] in His holy temple: YHWH—His throne [is] in the heavens. His eyes see—His eyelids try the sons of men.
Psalms 18:23And I am perfect with Him, || And I keep myself from my iniquity.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, || And by his wickedness 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 →