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 way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. 8Indeed, 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. At 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. 11O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it. They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour 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

• At nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• longsאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• Indeedאַף'aph · alsoH637
• my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• seeksשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• experiences Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• The inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:9

• Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,
• Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.
• Psalms 119:62At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances.
• Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
• Luke 6:12It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
• 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.
• Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
• Matthew 6:33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Mark 1:35In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
• Isaiah 27:9Therefore through this Jacob’s iniquity will be forgiven; And this will be the full price of the pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When Asherim and incense altars will not stand.
• Numbers 14:21but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
• Psalms 68:11The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
• Psalms 64:9Then all men will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.
• Psalms 83:18That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the earth.
• Hosea 5:15I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
• Revelation 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified 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

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