Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 26:8

"Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul." — Isaiah 26:8 (ASV)

To thy name, and to the remembrance of thee ... —The “name” of God is, as always, that which reveals His character and will. Those who have waited for Him in the path of His judgments long for a fuller manifestation of that character. Compare the prayer, Father, glorify thy Name, in John 12:28. In the next verse the prophet identifies himself in spirit with the longing expectation of the time that precedes the final manifestation.