Isaiah 26:8

Isaiah 26:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You.

Context of Isaiah 26:8

6Feet trample it, the feet of the humble, the steps of the poor. 7The path of the righteous is level; you clear a straight path for the righteous. Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown. 9I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 10But if the wicked man is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the Lord.

Isaiah 26:8 word by word

אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, in the wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• of thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• have we waitedקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• for thee; the desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• to thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and to the remembranceזֵ֫כֶרzêker zeker · memorialH2143

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:8

• Isaiah 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him.
• Numbers 36:13These are the commands and ordinances the Lord commanded the Israelites through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
• Job 23:10Yet he knows the way I have taken; when he has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.
• Psalms 18:23I was blameless toward him and kept myself from my iniquity.
• Psalms 44:17All this has happened to us, but we have not forgotten you or betrayed your covenant.
• Psalms 65:6You establish the mountains by your power; you are robed with strength.
• Psalms 106:3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
• Malachi 4:4“Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
• Luke 1:6Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
• Isaiah 25:9On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
• Isaiah 33:2Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely.
• Psalms 63:1God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
• Micah 7:7But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Acts 1:4While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about;

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Have we waited for thee "We have placed our confidence in thy name" - The Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee read קוינו kavinu, without the pronoun annexed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Yea, in the way of thy judgements - The word judgments‘ often refers to the statutes or laws of God. But it may also refer to the afflictions and trials with which he visits or judges people; the punishments which they endure for their sins. In which sense the word is used here it is not easy to determine. Lowth understands it of the laws‘ of Yahweh. So Kimchi, who says that the sense is, that during their captivity and trials, they had not remitted…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. 8we wait for You (see Isaiah 26:3–4): Waiting means trusting in the Lord and hoping for his redemption. People demonstrate their commitment to God by obeying his laws; just saying it is not enough.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. way of thy judgments--We have waited for Thy proceeding to punish the enemy (Is 26:9, 10) [Maurer]. Horsley translates Is 26:7, 8, "The path of the Just One is perfectly even; an even road Thou wilt level for the Just One, even the path of Thy laws, O Jehovah. We have expected Thee." name ... remembrance--the manifested character of God by which He would be remembered (Is 64:5; Ex 3:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:8

• Desire
• Faith
• Holiness
• Seekers
• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Memorial; Memory
• Salvation
• Way

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