Isaiah 26:7-9
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh’s People Vindicated
7 The way of the righteous is a straight path;
you clear the level path of the righteous.[a]
8 Surely we wait for you in the path of your judgments, Yahweh,
for your name and renown are the desire of the soul.
9 I desire you with all my soul in the night;
also I seek you with my spirit within me,
for when your judgments are upon[b] the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:7 Literally “the level path of the righteous you make level”; the meaning of this phrase is uncertain
- Isaiah 26:9 Literally “to”
Isaiah 26:7-9
International Standard Version
7 “The path of the righteous is level;
O Upright One,[a]
you make safe[b] the way of justice.[c]
8 Yes, Lord, in the path of your judgments we wait;[d]
your name and your Law[e] are the[f] soul’s desire.
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me searches for you.
For when your judgments come upon the earth,
the world’s inhabitants learn righteousness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac reads they go straight ahead; LXX lacks this line
- Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read smooth or you prepare
- Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT LXX read of the righteous ones
- Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads we wait for you
- Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT read your renown; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab reads my
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