Isaiah

Isaiah 26:8–9

⁸Yes, we wait for You, O LORD;

we walk in the path of Your judgments.

Your name and renown

are the desire of our souls.

⁹My soul longs for You in the night;

indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn.^a

For when Your judgments come upon the earth,

the people of the world learn righteousness.

Footnotes

a 26:9 Or my spirit within me seeks You.

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Isaiah 26:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yes	אַ֣ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
we wait for You	קִוִּינ֑וּךָ	qiw·wî·nū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
O LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the path	אֹ֧רַח	’ō·raḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H734 way, path
of Your judgments	מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ	miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
Your name	לְשִׁמְךָ֥	lə·šim·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
and renown	וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖	ū·lə·ziḵ·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2143 remembrance, memorial
are the desire	תַּאֲוַת־	ta·’ă·waṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8378 desire
of	נָֽפֶשׁ׃	nā·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Isaiah 26:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My soul	נַפְשִׁ֤י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
longs	אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙	’iw·wî·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H183 incline, desire
in the night	בַּלַּ֔יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
indeed	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
my spirit	רוּחִ֥י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
seeks You	אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ	’ă·ša·ḥă·re·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7836 look early, diligently for
at dawn	בְקִרְבִּ֖י	ḇə·qir·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7130 inward part, midst
For	כִּ֞י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
when	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Your judgments	מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙	miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
upon the earth	לָאָ֔רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the people	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the world	תֵבֵֽל׃	ṯê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
learn	לָמְד֖וּ	lā·mə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
righteousness	צֶ֥דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness

Cross-references

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Isaiah 26:8 James 5:7–11 · Psalm 37:3–7 · Isaiah 33:2 · Exodus 3:15 · 2 Thessalonians 3:5 · Psalm 65:6 · Acts 1:4 · Romans 8:25

Isaiah 26:9 Matthew 6:33 · Psalm 63:1 · Psalm 119:62 · Song of Solomon 3:1–4 · Psalm 63:6–7 · Luke 6:12 · Mark 1:35 · Revelation 11:13 · Psalm 58:11 · Isaiah 55:6 · Psalm 77:2–3 · Proverbs 8:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.