Isaiah 26:8

8 Indeed, while following the way of ¹Your judgments, O LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; ²Your name, even Your ³memory, is the desire of our souls.

Isaiah 26:8 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 26:8

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited
for thee
Meaning by "judgments" either the ministration of the word and ordinances, called statutes and judgments, ( Psalms 147:19 Psalms 147:20 ) ( Psalms 19:9 Psalms 19:10 ) an attendance on which is the right way of waiting upon God, and where it may be expected he will be found and manifest himself, and favour with his gracious presence; or else the corrections and chastisements, which are done in wisdom and with judgment, in measure and in mercy, and in a fatherly way, and for good; and so the sense is, that they had not only followed the Lord in a plain and even way, but even in the more rugged paths of afflictive dispensations; nor did these things at all move them from their duty to him, and worship of him: the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance
of thee;
to God himself, and to a remembrance of his nature, perfections, and works; to Christ, whose name is as ointment poured forth, and whose person is desirable, because of his glory, beauty, and fulness, because of his offices, and blessings of grace; and to his Gospel, which publishes and proclaims him, his grace, and salvation; and to his ordinances, which refresh the memory of his people concerning him, and his love to them shown in what he has done and suffered for them.

Isaiah 26:8 In-Context

6 "The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless."

7 The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

8 Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD , We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

9 At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD .

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 51:4; Isaiah 56:1
• 2. Isaiah 12:4; Isaiah 24:15; Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 26:13
• 3. Exodus 3:15