Isaiah 26:9

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 path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth. 8Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, ⌞as we follow⌟ the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name. With my soul I long for you at night. Yes, with my spirit I eagerly look for you. When your guiding principles are on earth, those who live in the world learn to do what is right. 10Although the wicked are shown pity, they do not learn to do what is right. They do what is wrong in the upright land and do not see the majesty of the Lord. 11O Lord, your power is visible, but they do not see it. They will see how devoted your people are, and they will be put to shame. Your burning anger will destroy your enemies.

Isaiah 26:9 word by word

נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ צֶ֥דֶק לָמְד֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• have I desiredאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• thee in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• yea, with my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• me will I seek thee earlyשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• for when thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• will learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:9

• Psalms 63:6As I lie on my bed, I remember you. Through the long hours of the night, I think about you.
• Psalms 77:2On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.
• Psalms 119:62At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
• Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
• Luke 6:12At that time Jesus went to a mountain to pray. He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.
• Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.
• Matthew 6:33But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.
• Mark 1:35In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.
• Isaiah 27:9In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up. This is the way they will turn from their sins— when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah or incense altars are left standing.
• Numbers 14:21But as I live and as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, I solemnly swear that
• Psalms 68:11The Lord gives instructions. The women who announce the good news are a large army.
• Psalms 64:9Everyone will be afraid and conclude, “This is an act of God!” They will learn from what he has done.
• Psalms 83:18so that they must acknowledge you. Your name is the Lord. You alone are the Most High God of the whole earth.
• Hosea 5:15I will go back to my place until they admit that they are guilty. Then they will search for me. In their distress they will eagerly look for me.”
• Revelation 11:13At that moment a powerful earthquake struck. One-tenth of the city collapsed, 7,000 people were killed by the earthquake, and the rest were terrified. They 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

Topics related to Isaiah 26:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Holiness
• Judgments
• Man
• Rising
• Seekers

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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