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Isaías 26:7
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La senda del justo es rectitud; tú, que eres recto, allana el sendero del justo.
El camino del justo es rectitud: T, Recto, pesas el camino del justo.
El camino del justo es rectitud; t, recto, pesas el camino del justo.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
way: Isaiah 35:8, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 27:5, Job 27:6, Psalms 18:23-26, Proverbs 20:7, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Ephesians 2:10, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:10
most: 1 Samuel 2:2-4, Job 31:6, *marg. Psalms 1:6, Psalms 11:4, Psalms 11:7, Zephaniah 3:5, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:3 - by him Psalms 18:25 - thou wilt Psalms 25:8 - upright Psalms 58:2 - weigh Proverbs 15:9 - he loveth Proverbs 16:2 - but Isaiah 30:18 - blessed Isaiah 56:1 - Keep Philippians 4:8 - are just
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The way of the just [is] uprightness,.... Or, "the way for the just is uprightnesses" s, most upright; the way which is appointed for him, and which he is directed to walk in, is a way of righteousness and holiness, and in which he does walk; he walks uprightly, according to the rules of the word, becoming the Gospel of Christ, and worthy of his calling: or, it is "evennesses"; a most plain and even way, in which men, though fools, shall not err,
Isaiah 35:8 or, "the way" of the Lord "to the just is uprightnesses", or "evennesses"; most upright, or most even; there is no inequality in it, though sometimes so charged, Ezekiel 18:25 it is entirely agreeable to justice, equity, and truth; regular and even, and suited to all his perfections of wisdom, goodness, c. t:
thou most upright these words are addressed to God, and contain an appellation and description of him, who is upright, just, and true, and loves upright and righteous persons; so Kimchi and Ben Melech take the word to be in the vocative case, and as an address to God; though some render them, "he is upright" u; that is, the just man is upright, whose way is uprightness; but the former sense best agrees with what follows:
dost weigh the path of the just; observe, consider, and approve of it, as being according to rule, and agreeable to his mind and will, Psalms 1:6 or, "thou dost level" or "make even the path of the just" w; remove all impediments and obstructions out of it, direct his goings, order his steps, and cause him to walk in a straight way, wherein he shall not stumble, Jeremiah 31:9 and so this is a reason given why the way of the just is even, because it is made so by the Lord himself.
s אורח לצדיק מישרים "via justo rectitudines", Vatablus. t For this note, I am indebted to my learned, pious, and ingenious friend, the Rev. Mr. Hervey; see Theron and Aspasio, vol 2. Dialog. 13. p. 225. Ed 3. u ישר "rectus est", De Dieu. w תפלס "aequabis", Vatablus. So Ben Melech explains it by
יושר, making a thing plain and even.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The way of the just is uprightness - The Hebrew is literally, ‘The way to the just is uprightness;’ the word ‘way’ probably refers to God’s way, or his dealings with the righteous. The sentiment is, that his dealings with them are just; that though they are afflicted and oppressed, yet that his ways are right, and they will yet perceive it. This is language supposed to be used by the captive Jews after they had seen the proud city of Babylon taken, and after God had come forth to restore them to their own land. The word ‘uprightness’ in the original is in the plural number, but is often used in the sense of straightness Proverbs 23:31; Song of Solomon 7:10; of sincerity, or uprightness Song of Solomon 1:4; or of righteousness as a judge Psalms 9:9; Psalms 58:2; Psalms 99:4.
Thou most upright - Evidently an address to God, as being most just, and as having now evinced his uprightness in the deliverance of his people. The same epithet is applied to him in Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalms 25:8; 92:16.
Dost weigh the path of the just - The word used here (פלס pâlac) may mean to weigh as in a balance Psalms 58:3; but it may also mean, and does usually, to make straight or smooth; to beat a path; to make level Psalms 78:50; Proverbs 4:26; Proverbs 5:21. Here it probably means, that God had made the way smooth, or exactly level. He had removed all obstacles, and had conducted his people in a plain and leveled way (see the notes at Isaiah 40:3-4).
