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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

Context of Isaiah 26:8

6The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy." 7The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. 9My 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. 10If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly 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 of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.
• Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and the rules that the Lord commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
• Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
• Psalms 18:23I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.
• Psalms 44:17All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.
• Psalms 65:6the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might;
• Psalms 106:3Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
• Malachi 4:4"Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
• Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
• Isaiah 25:9It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
• Isaiah 33:2O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
• Acts 1:4And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;

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