Isaiah
Isaiah 26:9
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.
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.