Isaiah 26:7-15

New King James Version

⁷The way of the just is uprightness;
^(A)O Most Upright,
You ^[a]weigh the path of the just.
⁸Yes, ^(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.
⁹^(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.
¹¹Lord, 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.

¹²Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works ^[c]in us.
¹³O Lord our God, ^(H)masters besides You
Have had dominion over us;
But by You only we make mention of Your name.
¹⁴They 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.
¹⁵You 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.