| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 26:9:1 ⧉נַפְשִׁ֤יnafshimy soul Isaiah 26:9:2 ⧉אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ivitikhaI longed for you Isaiah 26:9:3 ⧉בַּלַּ֔יְלָהbalailain the night Isaiah 26:9:4 ⧉אַף־רוּחִ֥יafrukhialso my spirit Isaiah 26:9:5 ⧉בְקִרְבִּ֖יvekirbiwithin me Isaiah 26:9:6 ⧉אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּashakharekhaI seek you early Isaiah 26:9:7 ⧉כִּ֞יkifor Isaiah 26:9:8 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רkaasherwhen Isaiah 26:9:9 ⧉מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mishpatekhayour judgments Isaiah 26:9:10 ⧉לָאָ֔רֶץlaaretsin the earth Isaiah 26:9:11 ⧉צֶ֥דֶקtsedekrighteousness Isaiah 26:9:12 ⧉לָמְד֖וּlameduthey learn Isaiah 26:9:13 ⧉יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyoshevethose dwelling of Isaiah 26:9:14 ⧉תֵבֵֽל׃tevelthe world |
| 9. Formal Translation My soul has desired You {Yahweh, Covenant Judge} in the night; indeed, my spirit within me will seek You at dawn. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn justice. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation All night long my soul yearns for You {Yahweh, Inner Sustainer}, and deep within me my spirit searches early at dawn. When Your decisions reach the earth, people everywhere learn what is right. |