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

In

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, and neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

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

But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth like gold.

I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.

Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

"Remember the Law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.

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

We

It shall be said in that day, "Behold, 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."

Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

LORD, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

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

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

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

Desire

Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn't make it grow.

How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.

Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: the years of the right hand of the Most High."

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your 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, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.