Isaiah 26:9
With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee,—For, when thy regulations [extend] to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Numbers 14:21Nevertheless as I live,—and that all the earth may be filled with the glory of Yahweh,
Psalms 58:11So that a son of earth may say—Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!
Psalms 63:6Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.
Psalms 77:2In the day of my distress—unto My Lord, will I seek, My hand, by night, hath been outstretched and never once became slack, My soul, hath refused to be consoled;
Psalms 83:18That men may know that, thou, Whose Name alone is Yahweh, Art Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 130:6I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch 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 →