Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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.

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.

Holman Bible

Yes, Yahweh, we wait for You
in the path of Your judgments.
Our desire is for Your name and renown.

International Standard Version

Yes, LORD, in the path of your judgments we wait; your name and your Law are the soul's desire.

A Conservative Version

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, we have waited for thee, to thy name. Even to thy memorial, is the desire of our soul.

American Standard Version

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name , is the desire of our soul.

Amplified


Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.

Bible in Basic English

We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

Darby Translation

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.

Julia Smith Translation

Also the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, we hoped for thee; to thy name and to thy remembrance is the desire of the soul.

King James 2000

Yea, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Surely we wait for you [in] the path of your judgments, Yahweh, for your name and renown [are the] desire of [the] soul.

Modern King James verseion

Yea, in the way of Your judgments, O Jehovah, we awaited You; for Your name and for Your memory is the desire of our soul.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore, LORD, we have a respect unto the way of thy judgments; thy name and thy remembrance rejoice the soul.

NET Bible

Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.

New Heart English Bible

Yes, in the path of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

The Emphasized Bible

Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee, - Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:

Webster

Yes, 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.

World English Bible

Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

Youngs Literal Translation

Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Yea, in the way
ארח 
'orach 
Usage: 59

O Lord

Usage: 0

קוה 
Qavah 
Usage: 49

תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

of our soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

is to thy name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

and to the remembrance
זכר זכר 
Zeker 
Usage: 23

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Yahweh's People Vindicated

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.


Cross References

Exodus 3:15

God, furthermore, said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘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 My memorial-name to all generations.

Numbers 36:13

These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded to the sons of Israel through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

2 Samuel 23:5

“Truly is not my house so with God?
For He has made an everlasting covenant with me,
Ordered in all things, and secured;
For all my salvation and all my desire,
Will He not indeed make it grow?

Job 23:10-12

“But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Psalm 13:1-2

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

Psalm 18:23

I was also blameless with Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

Psalm 37:3-7

Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 44:17-18

All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You,
And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.

Psalm 63:1-3

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 65:6

Who establishes the mountains by His strength,
Being girded with might;

Psalm 73:25

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

Psalm 77:10-12

Then I said, “It is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

Psalm 84:2

My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Psalm 106:3

How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!

Psalm 143:5-6

I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your doings;
I muse on the work of Your hands.

Song of Songs 1:2-4

May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your love is better than wine.

Song of Songs 2:3-5

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Songs 5:8

“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For I am lovesick.”

Isaiah 12:4

And in that day you will say,
Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name.
Make known His deeds among the peoples;
Make them remember that His name is exalted.”

Isaiah 25:9

And it will be said in that day,
“Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.

Isaiah 56:1

Thus says the Lord,
Preserve justice and do righteousness,
For My salvation is about to come
And My righteousness to be revealed.

Isaiah 64:4-5

For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

Malachi 4:4

Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Acts 1:4

Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

James 5:7-11

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

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