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Isaiah 26:9

I 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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In The King James Version

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

In Context

8Yes, in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, we wait for you; 1 your name and your reputation are our desire. 1

10Let favor be shown to the wicked one, but he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he acts wickedly 1 and does not see the majesty of Yahweh. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 14:21but truly, as I live, and as all the earth will be filled with my glory,

Psalms 58:11so that men will say, “Truly, there is a reward for the righteous person; 1 truly there is a God who judges the earth.”

Psalms 63:6when I think about you on my bed 1 and meditate on you in the night hours. 1

Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; 1 at night I stretched my hands out, and they would not become tired. 1 My soul refused to be comforted. 1

Psalms 83:18Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, 1 are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord 1 more than watchmen wait for the morning. 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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