Isaiah 26 · Verse 8

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.
Isaiah 26:8, King James Version

Isaiah 26:8 in other translations

BSBYes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
WEBYes, in the way of your judgments, LORD, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
ASVYea, 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.
YLTAlso, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.
DARBYYea, 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.
BBEWe have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.
WebsterYes, 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.

What does Isaiah 26:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Have we waited for thee "We have placed our confidence in thy name" - The Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee read קוינו kavinu, without the pronoun annexed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 26:5-11

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…

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Isaiah 26:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֣ף'afalsoH637
אֹ֧רַח'O.rach[the] way ofH734
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khajudgments yourH4941
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
קִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu.chawe have waited for youH6960
לְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.Kha[is] for name yourH8034
וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u.le.zikh.re.Khaand for memory yourH2143
תַּאֲוַת\־ta.'a.vat-[the] desire ofH8378
נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.feshselfH5315

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Cross references for Isaiah 26:8

  • Psalms 37:3-7

    Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. …

  • 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. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. …

  • 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 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.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:5

    And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  • Psalms 65:6

    Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

  • Romans 8:25

    But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 106:3

    Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

  • Isaiah 64:4-5

    For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

  • Psalms 77:10-12

    And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

  • 2 Samuel 23:5

    Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in.
64:4,5; Nu 36:13; Job 23:10-12; Ps 18:23; 44:17,18; 65:6; 106:3
Mal 4:4; Lu 1:6
we.
25:9; 30:18; 33:2; Ps 37:3-7; 63:1; Mic 7:7; Ac 1:4; Ro 8:25
2Th 3:5; Jas 5:7-11
desire.
2Sa 23:5; Ps 13:1,2; 63:1-3; 73:25; 77:10-12; 84:2; 143:5,6
So 1:2-4; 2:3-5; 5:8

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Context

  • Isaiah 26:7

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

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 26:9

    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.

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Isaiah 26:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		También en el camino de tus juicios, oh Jehová, te hemos esperado: á tu nombre y á tu memoria es el deseo del alma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Oui, dans le chemin de tes jugements, ô Éternel, nous t’avons attendu; le désir de notre âme est après ton nom et après ton souvenir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ja, wir haben dich, Jehova, erwartet auf dem Pfade deiner Gerichte; nach deinem Namen und nach deinem Gedächtnis ging das Verlangen der Seele.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et in semita judiciorum tuorum, Domine, sustinuimus te: nomen tuum et memoriale tuum in desiderio animæ.