Isaiah 26:8

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Summary

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.

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Bible References

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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.

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.

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

I was also

blameless with Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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

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

How blessed are those who keep justice,

Who practice righteousness at all times!

“

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

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

We

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.”

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.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their

strength every morning,

Our salvation also in the time of distress.

Trust in the Lord and do good;

Dwell in the land and

cultivate faithfulness.

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.

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.

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;

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

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

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.

Desire

“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?

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?

Whom have I in heaven but You?

And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

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

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

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

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

“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.

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