Isaiah 26:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Indeed,אַ֣ף
(af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
[while following] the wayאֹ֧רַח
(o·rach)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of Your judgments,מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ
(mish·pa·tei·cha)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
O LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
We have waited for You eagerly;קִוִּינ֑וּךָ
(kiv·vi·nu·cha;)
6960a: to wait fora prim. root
Your name,לְשִׁמְךָ֥
(le·shim·cha)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
even Your memory,וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖
(u·le·zich·re·cha)
2143: remembrance, memorialfrom zakar
is the desireתַּאֲוַת־
(ta·'a·vat-)
8378: a desirefrom the same as avah
of [our] souls.נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Yea in the way
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of thy judgments
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
have we waited
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
for thee the desire
ta'avah  (tah-av-aw')
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm) -- dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lust(ing), pleasant.
of our soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
is to thy name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
and to the remembrance
zeker  (zay'-ker)
a memento, abstr. recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration -- memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
of thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yes, Yahweh, we wait for You in the path of Your judgments. Our desire is for Your name and renown.

International Standard Version
Yes, LORD, in the path of your judgments we wait; your name and your Law are the soul's desire.

NET Bible
Yes, as your judgments unfold, O LORD, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O LORD, [as we follow] the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.
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