Isaiah 26:9
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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
In other translations
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Hebrew words
נַפְשִׁיnafshiself myH5315אִוִּיתִיךָ'ivitikhaI have desired youH183בַּלַּיְלָהbalaylahin the nightH3915אַף־'af-alsoH637רוּחִיruchispirit myH7307בְקִרְבִּיvekirbiin inner being myH7130אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ'ashacharekaI will seek youH7836כִּיkiforH3588כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asher<just> whenH834מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָmishpateikhajudgments yourH4941לָאָרֶץla'aretz[are] to the earthH776צֶדֶקtzedekrighteousnessH6664לָמְדוּlameduthey learnH3925יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427תֵבֵל׃tevel[the] worldH8398
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Psalm 63:1O 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;O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Psalm 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
- Song of Solomon 3:1-41 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.1 On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him. 2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him. 3 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?” 4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
- Psalm 63:6-76 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. 7 For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
- Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Psalm 58:11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- Revelation 11:13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
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