Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. New Living Translation In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right. English Standard Version My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. New American Standard Bible At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. NASB 1995 At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. NASB 1977 At night my soul longs for Thee, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks Thee diligently; For when the earth experiences Thy judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Legacy Standard Bible At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Amplified Bible In the night my soul longs for You [O LORD], Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For [only] when Your judgments are experienced on the earth Will the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Christian Standard Bible I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Holman Christian Standard Bible I long for You in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You, for when Your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. American Standard Version With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Contemporary English Version Throughout the night, my heart searches for you, because your decisions show everyone on this earth how to live right. English Revised Version 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 learn righteousness. GOD'S WORD® Translation With my soul I long for you at night. Yes, with my spirit I eagerly look for you. When your guiding principles are on earth, those who live in the world learn to do what is right. Good News Translation At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is. International Standard Version My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me searches for you. For when your judgments come upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn righteousness. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice. New Heart English Bible With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, my spirit within me will seek you early, for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Webster's Bible Translation With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yes, 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. World English Bible With my soul I have desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me I will seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI desired You in the night [with] my soul, "" Also, I seek You earnestly [with] my spirit within me, "" For when Your judgments [are] on the earth, "" The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness. Young's Literal Translation With my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, with my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments are on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness. Smith's Literal Translation My soul desired thee in the night; also my spirit in the midst of me I will seek thee: for when thy judgments to the earth, those dwelling in the habitable globe will learn justice. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy soul hath desired thee in the night: yea, and with my spirit within me in the morning early I will watch to thee. When thou shalt do thy judgments on the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learn justice. Catholic Public Domain Version My soul has desired you in the night. But I will also watch for you with my spirit, in my inmost heart, from the morning. When you accomplish your judgments upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn justice. New American Bible My soul yearns for you at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn; When your judgment comes upon the earth, the world’s inhabitants learn justice. New Revised Standard Version My soul yearns for you in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy soul has 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My soul has lusted for you in the night, also my spirit within me rises early to your presence, because, according to your judgments, the inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness on the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917With my soul have I desired Thee in the night; Yea, with my spirit within me have I sought Thee earnestly; For when Thy judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Brenton Septuagint Translation which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks thee very early in the morning, O God, for thy commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, ye that dwell upon the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Song of Trust in God's Provision…8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls. 9My 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. 10Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.… Cross References Psalm 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 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 42:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Psalm 119:20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times. Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope. Psalm 130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. Lamentations 3:25-26 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple. Psalm 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. Hosea 5:15 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. Psalm 119:40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness. Treasury of Scripture With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you early: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. have I Psalm 63:6,7 Psalm 77:2,3 Psalm 119:62 my spirit Psalm 63:1 Proverbs 8:17 Matthew 6:33 for Isaiah 27:9 Numbers 14:21-23 Psalm 68:11 Jump to Previous Desire Desired Diligently Early Earnestly Earth Experiences Indeed Inhabitants Judgments Learn Morning Night Punishments Righteousness Searching Seek Seeks Sought Soul Spirit Within World YearnsJump to Next Desire Desired Diligently Early Earnestly Earth Experiences Indeed Inhabitants Judgments Learn Morning Night Punishments Righteousness Searching Seek Seeks Sought Soul Spirit Within World YearnsIsaiah 26 1. Trust in God's ProvisionMy soul The Hebrew word for "soul" is "nephesh," which often refers to the entire being of a person, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. In this context, it signifies a deep, personal longing and desire that comes from the innermost part of the prophet. This longing is not superficial but is rooted in the very essence of who Isaiah is, reflecting a profound spiritual yearning. yearns for You in the night in my spirit within me seeks You For when Your judgments come upon the earth the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֤י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion longs [for You] אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ (’iw·wî·ṯî·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 183: To incline, desire in the night; בַּלַּ֔יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity indeed, אַף־ (’ap̄-) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though my spirit רוּחִ֥י (rū·ḥî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit within me בְקִרְבִּ֖י (ḇə·qir·bî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center diligently seeks You. אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ (’ă·ša·ḥă·re·kā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7836: To dawn, be, early at any task, to search for For כִּ֞י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction when כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Your judgments מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ (miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style [come] upon the earth, לָאָ֔רֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֥י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the world תֵבֵֽל׃ (ṯê·ḇêl) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8398: The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land will learn לָמְד֖וּ (lā·mə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn righteousness. צֶ֥דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity Links Isaiah 26:9 NIVIsaiah 26:9 NLT Isaiah 26:9 ESV Isaiah 26:9 NASB Isaiah 26:9 KJV Isaiah 26:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 26:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 26:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 26:9 French Bible Isaiah 26:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired you (Isa Isi Is) |