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 will trample it down, feet of the afflicted, the footsteps of the poor. 7The way of the righteous is straight. Upright One, You make smooth the path of the righteous. Yes, in the way of Your judgments, Adonai, we have waited for You. Your Name and Your remembrance is the desire of our soul. 9My soul longs for You at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. 10Though grace is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness. Even in a land of uprightness he will act wrongly, not perceiving the majesty of Adonai.

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 64:4You meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness, who remembers You in Your ways. Behold, You were angry. When we keep sinning all the time, would we be saved?
• Numbers 36:13These are the mitzvot and judgments that Adonai gave by Moses’s hand to Bnei-Yisrael, on the plains of Moab at Jericho along the Jordan.
• Job 23:10Yet He knows the way that I take; if He tested me, I would come out as gold.
• Psalms 18:23For all His judgments are before me. I do not put His rulings away from me.
• Psalms 44:17because of the sound of taunting and reviling from the face of a vengeful enemy.
• Psalms 65:6You respond to us in righteousness with awe-inspiring works —O God of our salvation— hope of all ends of the earth and farthest seas,
• Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who maintain justice, who do what is right at all times.
• Luke 1:6Together they were righteous before Adonai, walking without fault in all His commandments and instructions.
• Isaiah 25:9It will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God, We waited for Him—He will save us. This is Adonai—we waited for Him. We will rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore Adonai is longing to be gracious to you. Thus He will be exalted, so He may have mercy on you. For Adonai is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Isaiah 33:2Adonai, be gracious to us! We long for You. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in Adonai and do good. Dwell in the land, feed on faithfulness.
• Psalms 63:1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
• Micah 7:7But I—I will watch for Adonai. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Acts 1:4Now while staying with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father promised—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