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The Lord’s Chosen Servant
Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
or make it heard in the street;
He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Till He has established 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 out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
To bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.
I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
And My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Sing to the Lord a New Song
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.
Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
the villages that Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Let them give glory to the Lord,
and declare his praise in the coastlands.
and declare his praise in the coastlands.
Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
like a man of war he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.
like a man of war he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.
The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.
For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
I will lay waste the mountains and hills,
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will make the rivers coastlands,
And I will dry up the pools.
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will make the rivers coastlands,
And I will dry up the pools.
And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”
They shall be turned back,
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
Israel’s Failure to Hear and See
Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
“Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
And look, you blind, that you may see.
Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
He sees many things, but does not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.
his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Seeing many things, but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience
The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
But this is a people plundered and looted;
they are all of them trapped in holes
and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
they are all of them trapped in holes
and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?
will attend and listen for the time to come?
Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
Who gave up Jacob to the looter,
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
in whose ways they would not walk,
and whose law they would not obey?
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
in whose ways they would not walk,
and whose law they would not obey?
Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers?
Was it not the Lord,
He against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in His ways,
Nor were they obedient to His law.
Was it not the Lord,
He against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in His ways,
Nor were they obedient to His law.
So he poured on him the heat of his anger
and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand;
it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand;
it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger
And the strength of battle;
It has set him on fire all around,
Yet he did not know;
And it burned him,
Yet he did not take it to heart.
And the strength of battle;
It has set him on fire all around,
Yet he did not know;
And it burned him,
Yet he did not take it to heart.