New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 26:8
8Indeed, while following the way of 1Your judgments, O Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; 2Your name, even Your 3memory, is the desire of our souls.
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
6The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.” 7The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls. 9At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. 10Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:8 word by word
אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
- Indeedאַף'aph · alsoH637
- the wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
- Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- , O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- We have waitedקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
- for You eagerlyקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
- Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- memoryזֵ֫כֶרzêker zeker · memorialH2143
- is the desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
- soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:8
- Isaiah 64:4For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.
- Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded to the sons of Israel through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
- Job 23:10But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
- Psalms 18:23I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
- Psalms 44:17All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You, And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.
- Psalms 65:6Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might;
- Psalms 106:3How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
- Malachi 4:4“Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.
- Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
- Isaiah 25:9And it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
- Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
- Isaiah 33:2O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Acts 1:4Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of 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
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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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