Isaiah 26:8

Yes, in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, we wait for you; 1 your name and your reputation are our desire. 1

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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.

In Context

7The path of the righteous is level, Righteous One; the path of the righteous you make straight. 1

9I have longed for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me seeks you earnestly. 1 For when your judgments come on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn about righteousness. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 3:15God also said to Moses, “You must say to the Israelites, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I will be kept in mind for all generations.'

2 Samuel 23:5Indeed, is my family not like this before God? 1 Has he not made an everlasting covenant with me, 1 ordered and sure in every way? 1 Does he not increase my salvation and fulfill my every desire? 1

Psalms 13:1How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me? 1 How long will you hide your face from me? 1

Psalms 37:3Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; 1 settle in the land and graze in faithfulness. 1

Psalms 44:17All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you 1 or dealt falsely with your covenant. 1

Psalms 65:6For it is you who made the mountains firm, 1 you who are belted with strength. 1

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 →

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