Isaiah 42:1-12 ▼

1 Behold My servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom My soul delighteth; I have put My spirit upon him, He shall make the right to go forth to the nations.

2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, And the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; He shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.

4 He shall not fail nor be crushed, Till he have set the right in the earth; And the isles shall wait for his teaching.

5 Thus saith God the LORD, He that created the heavens, and stretched them forth, He that spread forth the earth and that which cometh out of it, He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk therein:

6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, And have taken hold of thy hand, And kept thee, and set thee for a covenant of the people, For a light of the nations;

7 To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory will I not give to another, Neither My praise to graven images.

9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, And new things do I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.

10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, And His praise from the end of the earth; Ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, The isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar doth inhabit; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.

12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, And declare His praise in the islands.