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 since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

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

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

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

We

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

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

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

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

{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 longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Desire

Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

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

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; 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. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.