American Standard Version
Isaiah 26:9
9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Context of Isaiah 26:9
7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just. 8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. 10Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah. 11Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall seethyzeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:9 word by word
נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ צֶ֥דֶק לָמְד֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- desiredאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
- nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- seekשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
- judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
- learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
- righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:9
- Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
- Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalms 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.
- Psalms 130:6My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more thanwatchmen for the morning.
- Luke 6:12And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
- Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
- Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
- Isaiah 27:9Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.
- Numbers 14:21but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah;
- Psalms 68:11The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
- Psalms 64:9And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.
- Psalms 83:18That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
- Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
- Revelation 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Commentaries on Isaiah 26:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Have I desired thee - Forty-one MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's and many of De Rossi's, (nine ancient), and five editions read אויתיך invithicha . It is proper to note this; because the second י yod being omitted in the text, the Vulgate and many others have rendered it in the third person. When thy judgments, etc. - It would be better to read, When thy judgments were in the earth, the inhabitants of the world have learned (למדו lamedu ) righteousness. Men seldom…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9With my soul in the night - By desiring God in the night, and by seeking him early, is meant that the desire to seek him was unremitted and constant. The prophet speaks of the pious Jews who were in captivity in Babylon; and says that it was the object of their unremitted anxiety to please God, and to do his will. For when thy judgments are in the earth - This is given as a reason for what had just been said, that in their calamity they had sought God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9longs for You … seeks You: Compare Psalm 63:1.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. With, ... soul ... I--literally, "I ... my soul," in apposition; the faithful Jews here speak individually. The overthrow of the foe and the restoration of the Jews are to follow upon prayer on the part of the latter and of all God's people (Is 62:1-4, 6, 7; Psa 102:13-17). in the night--(Psa 63:6; So 3:1). world ... learn ... righteousness--the remnant left after judgments (Psa 58:10, 11; Zec 14:16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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