Isaiah 26:8

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
way	אֹ֧רַח 'O.rach	H734	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
judgments	מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ mish.pa.Tei.kha	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
waited	קִוִּינ֑וּךָ ki.vi.Nu.cha	H6960	to bind together (perhaps by twisting) · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
desire	תַּאֲוַת ta.'a.vat-	H8378	a longing · noun, common feminine singular construct
soul	נָֽפֶשׁ Na.fesh	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
name	לְשִׁמְךָ֥ le.shim.Kha	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
remembrance	וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ u.le.zikh.re.Kha	H2143	a memento · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 37:3-7 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
James 5:7-11 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath lo…
Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God…
Psalms 65:6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father,…
Romans 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:5-11

Here the prophet further encourages us to trust in the Lord for ever, and to continue waiting on him; for, I. He will make humble souls that trust in him to triumph over their proud enemies, Isa 26:5, Isa 26:6. Those that exalt themselves shall be abased: For he brings down those that dwell on high; and wherein they deal proudly he is, and will be, above them. Even the lofty city Babylon itself, or Nineveh, he lays it low, Isa 25:12. He can do it, be it ever so well fortified. He has often done it. He will do it, for he resists the proud. It is his glory to do it, for he proves himself to be God by looking on the proud and abasing them, Job 40:12. But, on the contrary, those that humble them…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 26:8

way of thy judgments--We have waited for Thy proceeding to punish the enemy (Isa 26:9-10) [MAURER]. HORSLEY translates Isa 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 (Isa 64:5; Exo 3:15).

John Gill on Isaiah 26:8

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee,.... Meaning by "judgments" either the ministration of the word and ordinances, called statutes and judgments, Psalm 147:19 an attendance on which is the right way of waiting upon God, and where it may be expected he will be found and manifest himself, and favour with his gracious presence; or else the corrections and chastisements, which are done in wisdom and with judgment, in measure and in mercy, and in a fatherly way, and for good; and so the sense is, that they had not only followed the Lord in a plain and even way, but even in the more rugged paths of afflictive dispensations; nor did these things at all move them from…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 26:8

Dictionary and topics

Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Holiness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Seekers · 5:8;8:5,6; — 5:8;8:5,6;
Waiting · In the way of his — In the way of his
Waiting Upon God · Should be: In the way of His judgments — Should be: In the way of His judgments

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 26:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 26:8

John Gill on Isaiah 26:8

John Calvin on Isaiah 26:8

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 26:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 26:8

John Gill on Isaiah 26:8

John Calvin on Isaiah 26:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 26:8-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 26:8

Rashi on Isaiah 26:8