Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Isaiah 26:8
Verse Isaiah 26:8. Have we waited for thee - "We have placed our confidence in thy name"] The Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee read קוינו kavinu, without the pronoun annexed.
Verse Isaiah 26:8. Have we waited for thee - "We have placed our confidence in thy name"] The Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee read קוינו kavinu, without the pronoun annexed.
YEA, IN THE WAY OF THY JUDGEMENTS - The word ‘judgments’ often refers to the statutes or laws of God. But it may also refer to the afflictions and trials with which he visits or judges people; the pun...
CHAPTER 26 JUDAH'S GLORY SONG 1. _Praise for Jehovah's faithfulness and mercies (Isaiah 26:1)_ 2. _The experiences of waiting during the night (Isaiah 26:7)_ 3. The assurance of peace and deliverance...
MEMORIES AND ANTICIPATIONS. The poem, which is a very elaborate composition, seems to have been written in confident expectation of deliverance, though the actual situation is still one of distress. J...
WE WAITED. See note on Isaiah 25:9. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. REMEMBRANCE. Reference to Pentateuch. Same as "memorial" in Exodus 3:15. The words are quoted again in Psalms 102:12;...
That the way of the righteous is made straight by Jehovah, is a fundamental principle of religion (Proverbs 3:6; Proverbs 15:19, &c.), but the principle is upheld only by Jehovah moving in His own way...
_Yea_, in _the way … for thee_ i.e. have stood by the way along which we expected and desired Jehovah to appear in judgment. The rest of the verse should be translated as in R.V., TO THY NAME AND TO T...
YEA, IN THE WAY OF THY JUDGMENTS— How excellently does this passage correspond to the preceding, according to the interpretation we have given! The holy confessors, persuaded of the equity and justice...
2. JUSTICE'S OBJECTIVE TEXT: Isaiah 26:7-15 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we wa...
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. YEA, IN THE WAY OF THY JUDGMENTS, O LORD, HAVE WE WAITED FO...
26:8 memorial. (f-27) Or 'to the remembrance of thee;' but cf. Exodus 3:15 ; Psalms 102:12 , &c....
1. SALVATION, etc.] the assurance of divine protection takes the place of material bulwarks....
IN THE WAY OF THY JUDGMENTS] i.e. in the way which God, by His judgments or decrees, set out for His people to walk in. The context (Isaiah 26:7) shows this to be the meaning. THY NAME] i.e. the manif...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 26 A SONG TO PRAISE GOD V1 At that time all the people in Judah will sing this song:...
TO THY NAME, AND TO THE REMEMBRANCE OF THEE... — The “name” of God is, as always, that which reveals His character and will. Those who have waited for Him in the path of His judgments long for a fulle...
אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְ...
CHAPTER XXIX GOD'S POOR DATE UNCERTAIN Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 27:1 WE have seen that no more than the faintest gleam of historical reflection brightens the obscurity of chapter 24, and th...
BOOK 5 PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH'S TIME In the first thirty-nine Chapter s of the Book of Isaiah-the half which refers to the prophet's own career and the politics contemporary with that - w...
PEACE THROUGH STEADFAST TRUST Isaiah 26:1-10 No doubt when Babylon fell before Cyrus the Jewish remnant under Ezra and Nehemiah sang this triumphal ode, which contrasts the respective lots of Babylon...
Naturally following this prophecy of praise for the activity of Jehovah is the great song which will be sung in the day of Jehovah's ultimate victory. It is praise for the establishment of the city, a...
Yea, in the way of thy (g) judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. (g) We have constantly abode in the adversities with...
Here is a sweet view of a gracious soul in particular, and of the Church, in general, in the silent, humble, waitings on the Lord, as well in providence as grace. I hope the Reader is brought acquaint...
8._Yea, in the way of thy judgments. _This verse contains a very beautiful doctrine, without which it might have been thought that the former statements were without foundation. Since he said that God...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 25 AND 26. Chapter s 25 and 26 take the form of a song, in which the effect of God's intervention is celebrated. Let us observe its principal subjects. God is...
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 an atten...
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. Ver. 8. _Yea, in the way of thy judgments._] Rough though...
_Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord_ That is, as some understand it, of thine _ordinances_ and _commandments_, in which we carefully and conscientiously walk; or, in the way of thy _chastisement...
THE CHURCH'S SONG OF PRAISE...
Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, so the new strophe of the hymn begins, O LORD, HAVE WE WAITED FOR THEE, expecting Him to give proof of His justice over against all enemies; THE DESIRE OF OUR SOUL IS...
5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, t...
YEA, IN THE WAY OF THY JUDGMENTS, O LORD, HAVE WE WAITED FOR THEE: and as we thy people have loved and served thee when thou hast made our way plain and easy for us; so we have not forsaken thee, but...
Isaiah 26:8 way H734 judgments H4941 LORD H3068 waited H6960 (H8765) desire H8378 soul H5315 name H8034 remembrance...
THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND JUDGMENTS ON THE UNRIGHTEOUS (ISAIAH 26:7). Isaiah 26:7 ‘The way of the righteous is uprightness (altogether right), You (singular) who are upright weigh up the path of...
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (ISAIAH 26:5) The ways of the righteous and of the unrighteous are now compared, and their destinies contrasted. For the unrighteous the grave with its shadowy half-...
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE LOFTY CITY AND THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS (ISAIAH 26:5). Those in the lofty city have no time for righteousness. Even if shown favour or set in a land of uprightness they will...
Isaiah 26:1. _In that day_ Or, rather, as we may read it now, «In this day» Isaiah 26:1. Shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and...
Isaiah 26:1. _In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah;_ God would have his people to be a singing people. They often sigh; they should oftener sing. God makes their songs, and appoin...
Isaiah 26:1. _In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks._ God is the great source of song; he «giveth songs in...
CONTENTS: Worship and testimony of restored and converted Israel in the Kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God's people Israel, banished and driven out by the iniquity of the former times wil...
Isaiah 26:1. When Sennacherib's army was slain, the Hebrews could sing, We _have a strong city;_ yea, a city stronger than Jerusalem. God is our refuge, a very present help in time of trouble. We are...
_Yea, in the way of Thy Judgments, O Lord, have we waited for Thee_ GOD’S PEOPLE WAITING FOR HIM IN THE WAY OF HIS JUDGMENTS I. THE WORDS CONTAIN A SOLEMN PROTESTATION--a protestation, on the part of...
_In that day shall this song be sung_ PERIODS OF RESTORATION If it be demanded, what period of time is this which the prophet speaks of? we must answer, that it is the time when the people, who for...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 26:8 YOU... YOU... YOU. God himself is the one his people wholeheartedly desire. THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD. Desire for God inspires a longing that all would recognize him....
THE WAY OF GOD’S JUDGMENTS Isaiah 26:8. _Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for Thee_. I. OBSERVE WHAT GOD’S JUDGMENTS ARE. They are simply the expression of His thoughts. His f...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 26:1 A SONG OF THE REDEEMED IN MOUNT ZION. The prophet, having (in Isaiah 25:1.) poured forth his own thankfulness to God for the promise of t
Shall we turn to Isaiah chapter 26 as we begin our study this evening. Now Isaiah 26:1-21 goes right along with Isaiah 25:1-12 because it declares, In that day (Isaiah 26:1) In what day? In the day...
2 Samuel 23:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Acts 1:4; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 30:18