1“Behold, My Servant, whom I [a]uphold;

My chosen one in whom My soul delights.

I have put My Spirit upon Him;

He will bring forth justice to the [b]nations.

2“He will not cry out nor raise His voice,

Nor make His voice heard in the street.

3“A bent reed He will not break off

And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

4“He will not be disheartened or crushed

Until He has established justice on the earth;

And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His [c]law.”

5This is what God the LORD says,

Who created the heavens and stretched them out,

Who spread out the earth and its [d]offspring,

Who gives breath to the people on it

And spirit to those who walk in it:

6“I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness,

I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,

And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,

As a light to the nations,

7To open blind eyes,

To bring out prisoners from the dungeon

And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

8“I am the LORD, that is My name;

I will not give My glory to another,

Nor My praise to idols.

9“Behold, the former things have come to pass,

Now I declare new things;

Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”

10Sing to the LORD a new song,

Sing His praise from the end of the earth!

You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it;

You islands, and those who live on them.

11Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices,

The settlements which Kedar inhabits.

Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud,

Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.

12Let them give glory to the LORD

And declare His praise in the coastlands.

13The LORD will go out like a warrior,

He will stir His zeal like a man of war.

He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry.

He will prevail against His enemies.

The Blindness of the People