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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Never have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor hath eye seen a God beside thee, who acteth for him that waiteth for him.

These are the commandments and the ordinances which Jehovah commanded through Moses to the children of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan of Jericho.

But he knoweth the way that I take; he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.

And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:

Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;

Blessed are they that keep justice, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

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And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah, we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.

Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;

{A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

and, being assembled with them, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which said he ye have heard of me.

But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience.

But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.

Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive the early and the latter rain.

Desire

Although my house be not so before God, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For this is all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make it not to grow.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.

Then said I, This is my weakness: the years of the right hand of the Most High

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ... What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.