Isaiah 26:8

Waiting on God Obedience Praise and worship

⁶ The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

⁷ The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
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.
WEB: Yes, in the way of your judgments, LORD, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
ASV: Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul.
DARBY: Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.
BLB: Indeed, [in] the path of Your judgments, O YHWH, we wait for You; for Your name and for the remembrance of You [is] the desire of the soul.

ÅB: På dine dommers vei, Herre, ventet vi deg også; til ditt navn og ditt minne sto vår sjels attrå.
OTB: Ja, mens vi følger dine lover, Herre, har vi ventet på deg; ditt navn og din berømmelse er våre sjelers lengsel.
B1930: På dine dommers vei, Herre, ventet vi dig også; til ditt navn og ditt minne stod vår sjels attrå.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.
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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 long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
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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.
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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 of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
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2 Thessalonians 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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Psalms 65:6
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
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Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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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, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
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