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Isaiah 26:7-9
Lexham English Bible
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
New International Version
Isaiah 26:7-9
New International Version
7 The path of the righteous is level;(A)
you, the Upright One,(B) make the way of the righteous smooth.(C)
8 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.
9 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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:8 Or judgments
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