Level Path

To: ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR

 

From; GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HIS SON and Ministered through the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper, that He may be with you forever. [John 14:16]

Subject: MY WORD

Isaiah 26:4–12 (CJB)

⁴ Trust in Adonai forever, because in Yah Adonai is a Rock of Ages.” ⁵ For he has humbled those in high places, levelling the lofty city, levelling it to the ground, laying it in the dust. ⁶ It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the poor, by the footsteps of the needy. ⁷ The way of the righteous is level; Righteous One, you smooth the path for the righteous. ⁸ Following the way of your judgments, we put our hope in you. The desire of all our soul is to remember you and your name. ⁹ My soul desires you at night, my spirit in me seeks you at dawn; for when your judgments are here on earth, the people in the world learn what righteousness is. ¹⁰ Even if pity is shown to the wicked, he still doesn’t learn what righteousness is. In a land of uprightness he will still act wrongly and fail to see the majesty of Adonai. ¹¹ Adonai, you raised your hand, but they still didn’t see. Yet with shame they will see your zeal for the people. Yes, fire will destroy your enemies. ¹² Adonai, you will grant us peace; because all we have done, you have done for us.
 

Isaiah 26:4–12 (AMP)

⁴ So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages]. ⁵ For He has brought down the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city; He lays it low, lays it low to the ground; He brings it even to the dust. ⁶ The foot has trampled it down—even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. ⁷ The way of the [consistently] righteous (those living in moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives) is level and straight; You, O [Lord], Who are upright, direct aright and make level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous. ⁸ Yes, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord, we wait [expectantly] for You; our heartfelt desire is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. ⁹ My soul yearns for You [O Lord] in the night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; for [only] when Your judgments are in the earth will the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God). ¹⁰ Though favor is shown to the wicked, yet they do not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness they deal perversely and refuse to see the majesty of the Lord. ¹¹ Though Your hand is lifted high to strike, Lord, they do not see it. Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be ashamed; yes, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them. ¹² Lord, You will ordain peace (God’s favor and blessings, both temporal and spiritual) for us, for You have also wrought in us and for us all our works.
 

Isaiah 26:4–12 (The Living Bible)

⁴ Trust in the Lord God always, for in the Lord Jehovah is your everlasting strength. ⁵ He humbles the proud and brings the haughty city to the dust; its walls come crashing down. ⁶ He presents it to the poor and needy for their use. ⁷ But for good men the path is not uphill and rough! God does not give them a rough and treacherous path, but smooths the road before them. ⁸ O Lord, we love to do your will! Our hearts’ desire is to glorify your name. ⁹ All night long I search for you; earnestly I seek for God; for only when you come in judgment on the earth to punish it will people turn away from wickedness and do what is right. ¹⁰ Your kindness to the wicked doesn’t make them good; they keep on doing wrong and take no notice of your majesty. ¹¹ They do not listen when you threaten; they will not look to see your upraised fist. Show them how much you love your people. Perhaps then they will be ashamed! Yes, let them be burned up by the fire reserved for your enemies. ¹² Lord, grant us peace; for all we have and are has come from you.

Isaiah 26:4–12 (Tanakh)

⁴ Trust in the Lord for ever and ever, For in Yah the Lord you have an everlasting Rock. ⁵ For He has brought low those who dwelt high up, Has humbled the secure city, Humbled it to the ground, Leveled it with the dust— ⁶ To be trampled underfoot, By the feet of the needy, By the soles of the poor. ⁷ The path is level for the righteous man; O Just One, You make smooth the course of the righteous. ⁸ For Your just ways, O Lord, we look to You; We long for the name by which You are called. ⁹ At night I yearn for You with all my being, I seek You with all the spirit within me. For when Your judgments are wrought on earth, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰ But when the scoundrel is spared, he learns not righteousness; In a place of integrity, he does wrong— He ignores the majesty of the Lord. ¹¹ O Lord! They see not Your hand exalted. Let them be shamed as they behold Your zeal for Your people And fire consuming Your adversaries. ¹² O Lord! May You appoint well-being for us, Since You have also requited all our misdeeds.
 

[Please Note:  Always Read the Word of God in Context asking the Holy Spirit of the Living God to give you the interpretation.   2 Peter 1:20–21 (NASB95)   ²⁰But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation,   ²¹for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.]