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The Servant of the Lord

42 Here is My servant, whom I uphold,
    My chosen one, in whom My soul delights.
I have put My Spirit upon him;
    he shall bring forth justice to the nations.
He shall not cry out, nor lift up his voice,
    nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break,
    and the smoking flax he shall not quench;
he shall bring forth justice faithfully.
    He shall not be disheartened nor be discouraged,
until he has set justice in the earth;
    and the coastlands shall wait for his law.

Thus says God the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
    who spread forth the earth and that which comes out of it,
who gives breath to the people on it,
    and spirit to those who walk in it:
I the Lord have called You in righteousness,
    and will hold Your hand,
and will keep You and appoint You
    for a covenant of the people,
    for a light of the nations,
to open the blind eyes,
    to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
    and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.

I am the Lord, that is My name;
    and My glory I will not give to another,
    nor My praise to graven images.
See, the former things have come to pass,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring forth
    I tell you of them.

A Song of Praise

10 Sing to the Lord a new song,
    and His praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
    the coastlands, and the inhabitants.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities lift up their voices,
    the villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
    let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
    and declare His praise in the islands.
13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
    He shall stir up zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, raise a war cry;
    He shall prevail against His enemies.

The Lord’s Help Is Promised

14 I have for a long time held My peace;
    I have been still and refrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a travailing woman;
    I will destroy and devour at once.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation,
and I will make the rivers islands,
    and I will dry up the pools.
16 I will bring the blind by a way that they did not know;
    I will lead them in paths that they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them
    and crooked things straight.
These things I will do for them
    and not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed,
    who trust in graven images,
    who say to the molded images, “You are our gods.”

Israel’s Disobedience

18 Hear, you deaf;
    look, you blind, that you may see.
19 Who is blind, but My servant?
    Or deaf, as My messenger whom I sent?
Who is blind as he who is at peace with Me,
    and blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
    your ears are open, but no one hears.
21 The Lord is well pleased
    for His righteousness’ sake
    to magnify the law and make it honorable.
22 But this is a people robbed and despoiled;
    they are all snared in holes,
    and they are hidden in prison houses;
they are for a prey,
    and no one delivers,
for a spoil,
    and no one says, “Restore them.”

23 Who among you will give ear to this?
    Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
24 Who gave up Jacob as spoil,
    and Israel to the robbers?
Did not the Lord,
    against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in His ways,
    nor were they obedient to His law.
25 Therefore, He has poured on him the fury of His anger
    and the strength of battle;
and it has set him on fire all around, yet he did not recognize it;
    and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
He will not shout or cry out,(G)
    or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
    In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)

This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(P) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth(Q) with all that springs from it,(R)
    who gives breath(S) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called(T) you in righteousness;(U)
    I will take hold of your hand.(V)
I will keep(W) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(X) for the people
    and a light(Y) for the Gentiles,(Z)
to open eyes that are blind,(AA)
    to free(AB) captives from prison(AC)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(AD)

“I am the Lord;(AE) that is my name!(AF)
    I will not yield my glory to another(AG)
    or my praise to idols.(AH)
See, the former things(AI) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(AJ) them to you.”

Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(AK) to the Lord a new song,(AL)
    his praise(AM) from the ends of the earth,(AN)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(AO)
    you islands,(AP) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(AQ) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar(AR) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(AS) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.(AT)
12 Let them give glory(AU) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise(AV) in the islands.(AW)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(AX)
    like a warrior(AY) he will stir up his zeal;(AZ)
with a shout(BA) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(BB)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(BC)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(BD)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(BE)
15 I will lay waste(BF) the mountains(BG) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up(BH) the pools.
16 I will lead(BI) the blind(BJ) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(BK) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(BL)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(BM) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
    who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(BN)
    will be turned back in utter shame.(BO)

Israel Blind and Deaf

18 “Hear, you deaf;(BP)
    look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(BQ) but my servant,(BR)
    and deaf like the messenger(BS) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(BT) with me,
    blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
    your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(BU)
21 It pleased the Lord
    for the sake(BV) of his righteousness
    to make his law(BW) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(BX) and looted,
    all of them trapped in pits(BY)
    or hidden away in prisons.(BZ)
They have become plunder,
    with no one to rescue them;(CA)
they have been made loot,
    with no one to say, “Send them back.”

23 Which of you will listen to this
    or pay close attention(CB) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
    and Israel to the plunderers?(CC)
Was it not the Lord,(CD)
    against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(CE) his ways;
    they did not obey his law.(CF)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(CG)
    the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(CH) yet they did not understand;(CI)
    it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(CJ)