Isaiah 26:8

Isaiah chapter 26 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Yea, 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Yea, 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.

Context

v.7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

v.8This passage

v.9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Micah 7:7

    But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Acts 1:4

    and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me:

  • Psalms 106:3

    Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:5

    And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

  • Psalms 18:23

    I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

  • Song of Solomon 5:8

    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.