Isaiah 26:9
[With] my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, [with] my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments [are] on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation
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Numbers 14:21and yet, I live — and it is filled — the whole earth — [with] the honour of Jehovah;
Psalms 58:11And man saith: 'Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'
Psalms 63:6If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
Psalms 77:2In a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.
Psalms 83:18And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself,) [Art] 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 →