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Isaiah 26:7–9

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7The way of the righteous is level;

straight is the path of the righteous that you clear.*

8In the path of your judgments,

O Lord, we have placed hope;

your name and your renown

are the soul’s desire.*

9My soul yearns for you in the night;

my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.

For when your judgments are in the earth,

the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.*

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Cross references

  1. *Isa 42:16; 57:2
  2. *v 13; Ex 3:15; Isa 51:4; 56:1
  3. *Ps 63:6; Isa 55:6; Hos 5:15

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The path of the righteous is level;

you make level the way of the righteous.

In the path of your judgments,

O Lord, we wait for you;

your name and remembrance

are the desire of our soul.

My soul yearns for you in the night;

my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.

For when your judgments are in the earth,

the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The path of the righteous is level;

you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.

Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,

we wait for you;

your name and renown

are the desire of our hearts.

My soul yearns for you in the night;

in the morning my spirit longs for you.

When your judgments come upon the earth,

the people of the world learn righteousness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The path of the righteous is level;

you clear a straight path for the righteous.

Yes, Lord, we wait for you

in the path of your judgments.

Our desire is for your name and renown.

I long for you in the night;

yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you,

for when your judgments are in the land,

the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

NLTNew Living Translation

But for those who are righteous,

the way is not steep and rough.

You are a God who does what is right,

and you smooth out the path ahead of them.

Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;

our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

In the night I search for you;

in the morning I earnestly seek you.

For only when you come to judge the earth

will people learn what is right.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The way of the righteous is a straight path;

you clear the level path of the righteous.

Surely we wait for you in the path of your judgments, Yahweh,

for your name and renown are the desire of the soul.

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 the earth,

the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

KJV 1900King James Version

The way of the just is uprightness:

Thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

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.

With my soul have I desired thee in the night;

Yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early:

For when thy judgments are in the earth,

The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.