The way of the just is uprightness;
(A)O Most Upright,
You [a]weigh the path of the just.
Yes, (B)in the way of Your judgments,
O Lord, we have (C)waited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
(D)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.

10 (E)Let grace be shown to the wicked,
Yet he will not learn righteousness;
In (F)the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
11 Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, (G)they will not see.
But they will see and be ashamed
For [b]their envy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works [c]in us.
13 O Lord our God, (H)masters besides You
Have had dominion over us;
But by You only we make mention of Your name.
14 They are dead, they will not live;
They are deceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to (I)perish.
15 You have increased the nation, O Lord,
You have (J)increased the nation;
You are glorified;
You have expanded all the [d]borders of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:7 Or make level
  2. Isaiah 26:11 Or Your zeal for the people
  3. Isaiah 26:12 Or for us
  4. Isaiah 26:15 Or ends

The path of the righteous is level;(A)
    you, the Upright One,(B) make the way of the righteous smooth.(C)
Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,[a](D)
    we wait(E) for you;
your name(F) and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
My soul yearns for you in the night;(G)
    in the morning my spirit longs(H) for you.
When your judgments(I) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.(J)
10 But when grace is shown to the wicked,(K)
    they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil(L)
    and do not regard(M) the majesty of the Lord.
11 Lord, your hand is lifted high,(N)
    but they do not see(O) it.
Let them see your zeal(P) for your people and be put to shame;(Q)
    let the fire(R) reserved for your enemies consume them.

12 Lord, you establish peace(S) for us;
    all that we have accomplished you have done(T) for us.
13 Lord our God, other lords(U) besides you have ruled over us,
    but your name(V) alone do we honor.(W)
14 They are now dead,(X) they live no more;
    their spirits(Y) do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;(Z)
    you wiped out all memory of them.(AA)
15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
    you have enlarged the nation.(AB)
You have gained glory for yourself;
    you have extended all the borders(AC) of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:8 Or judgments