Isaiah 26:9
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
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Numbers 14:21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
Psalms 77:2In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for 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 →