Isaiah 26:9
I desired You in the night [with] my soul, || Also, I seek You earnestly [with] my spirit within me, || For when Your judgments [are] on the earth, || The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
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Numbers 14:21but nevertheless, as I live, indeed, the whole earth is filled [with] the glory of YHWH,
Psalms 58:11And man says: “Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!”
Psalms 63:6If I have remembered You on my bed, || I meditate on You in the watches.
Psalms 77:2I sought the Lord in a day of my distress, || My hand has been spread out by night, || And it does not cease, || My soul has refused to be comforted.
Psalms 83:18And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!
Psalms 130:6My soul [is] for the Lord, || More than those watching for morning, || Watching for 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 →