Isaiah 26:8

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The prophet speaks corporately on behalf of the people to YHWH, positioned between the description of the upright's level path in verse 7 and the soul's nocturnal seeking in verse 9.

The words — קִוִּינ֑וּ/ךָ (ki.vi.Nu./cha) renders "we have waited for/ you," and תַּאֲוַת (ta.'a.vat) means "[the] desire of," anchoring the verse's core action and object.

The thread — The posture of waiting on YHWH recurs in Isaiah 33:2 and James 5:7, while the call to cultivate faithfulness aligns with Psalms 37:3.

Why it lands — The text commands the reader to direct patient expectation toward YHWH and to align conduct with His judgments, treating His name and memory as the soul's primary object.

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The Hebrew words

אַ֣ף'afalso אֹ֧רַח'O.rach[the] way of מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei./khajudgments/ your יְהוָ֖הYah.wehO Yahweh קִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu./chawe have waited for/ you לְשִׁמְךָ֥le./shim./Kha[is] for/ name/ your וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u./le./zikh.re./Khaand/ for/ memory/ your תַּאֲוַת־ta.'a.vat-[the] desire of נָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshself

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
Exodus 3:15 God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
Psalms 65:6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
Acts 1:4 And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Numbers 36:13 These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
2 Samuel 23:5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?