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The LORD’s Chosen Servant
“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.
He is my chosen one, who pleases me.
I have put my Spirit upon him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.
He is my chosen one, who pleases me.
I have put my Spirit upon him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
He will not shout
or raise his voice in public.
or raise his voice in public.
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.
He will not crush the weakest reed
or put out a flickering candle.
He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
or put out a flickering candle.
He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
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.”
God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out.
He created the earth and everything in it.
He gives breath to everyone,
life to everyone who walks the earth.
And it is he who says,
He created the earth and everything in it.
He gives breath to everyone,
life to everyone who walks the earth.
And it is he who says,
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 to demonstrate my righteousness.
I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people, Israel,
as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.
I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people, Israel,
as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.
“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,
You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
You will free the captives from prison,
releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
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!
I will not give my glory to anyone else,
nor share my praise with carved idols.
I will not give my glory to anyone else,
nor share my praise with 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.
Everything I prophesied has come true,
and now I will prophesy again.
I will tell you the future before it happens.”
A Song of Praise to the LORD
and now I will prophesy again.
I will tell you the future before it happens.”
A Song of Praise to the LORD
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 a new song to the LORD!
Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!
Sing, all you who sail the seas,
all you who live in distant coastlands.
Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!
Sing, all you who sail the seas,
all you who live in distant coastlands.
Join in the chorus, you desert towns;
let the villages of Kedar rejoice!
Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
shout praises from the mountaintops!
let the villages of Kedar rejoice!
Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
shout praises from the mountaintops!
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 the whole world glorify the LORD;
let it sing his praise.
let it sing his praise.
Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero;
he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
and crush all his enemies.
he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
and crush all his enemies.
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.
He will say, “I have long been silent;
yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
I will cry and groan and pant.
yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
I will cry and groan and pant.
I will level the mountains and hills
and blight all their greenery.
I will turn the rivers into dry land
and will dry up all the pools.
and blight all their greenery.
I will turn the rivers into dry land
and will dry up all the pools.
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.
I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will not forsake them.
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will 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.
But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned away in shame.
Israel’s Failure to Listen and See
who say, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned away in shame.
Israel’s Failure to Listen and See
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.’
“Listen, you who are deaf!
Look and see, you blind!
Look and see, you blind!
“Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
And look, you blind, that you may see.
Who is as blind as my own people, my servant?
Who is as deaf as my messenger?
Who is as blind as my chosen people,
the servant of the LORD?
Who is as deaf as my messenger?
Who is as blind as my chosen people,
the servant of the LORD?
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?
You see and recognize what is right
but refuse to act on it.
You hear with your ears,
but you don’t really listen.”
but refuse to act on it.
You hear with your ears,
but you don’t really listen.”
Seeing many things, but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Because he is righteous,
the LORD has exalted his glorious law.
the LORD has exalted his glorious law.
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 his own people have been robbed and plundered,
enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped.
They are fair game for anyone
and have no one to protect them,
no one to take them back home.
enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped.
They are fair game for anyone
and have no one to protect them,
no one to take them back home.
Who will hear these lessons from the past
and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?
and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?
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 allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt?
It was the LORD, against whom we sinned,
for the people would not walk in his path,
nor would they obey his law.
It was the LORD, against whom we sinned,
for the people would not walk in his path,
nor would they obey his law.
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.
Therefore, he poured out his fury on them
and destroyed them in battle.
They were enveloped in flames,
but they still refused to understand.
They were consumed by fire,
but they did not learn their lesson.
and destroyed them in battle.
They were enveloped in flames,
but they still refused to understand.
They were consumed by fire,
but they did not learn their lesson.
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.