Commentary for Isaiah 26:8
אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃
Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for Thee; To Thy name and to Thy memorial is the desire of our soul.
Rashi on Isaiah
Even [for] the way of Your judgments, O Lord, have we hoped for You When we looked forward to receiving benefit from You, likewise we hoped that You would show us the way of the judgments of Your revenge upon the wicked. ([Manuscripts read:] Upon the wicked Esau.)
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
We waited for thee, O Lord, even for the way of Thy judgment,7A. V., In the way of thy judgment. etc. These are the words of the righteous that hope in the Lord, that He will show His judgment in the universe; for the soul is longing for Thy name. Before ארח path supply the preposition ל for.
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Rashi on Isaiah
for Your Name and Your remembrance was the desire of [our] soul Our soul longed to see the name You will gain from them, by wreaking vengeance upon Your adversaries.
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