Isaiah 42:1-13 (New International Version)

Isaiah 42

The Servant of the Lord

 ¹ "Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
       my chosen one in whom I delight;
       I will put my Spirit on him
       and he will bring justice to the nations.

 ² He will not shout or cry out,
       or raise his voice in the streets.

 ³ A bruised reed he will not break,
       and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
       In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

 ⁴ he will not falter or be discouraged
       till he establishes justice on earth.
       In his law the islands will put their hope."

 ⁵ This is what God the LORD says—
       he who created the heavens and stretched them out,
       who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it,
       who gives breath to its people,
       and life to those who walk on it:

 ⁶ "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness;
       I will take hold of your hand.
       I will keep you and will make you
       to be a covenant for the people
       and a light for the Gentiles,

 ⁷ to open eyes that are blind,
       to free captives from prison
       and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

 ⁸ "I am the LORD; that is my name!
       I will not give my glory to another
       or my praise to idols.

 ⁹ See, the former things have taken place,
       and new things I declare;
       before they spring into being
       I announce them to you."

Song of Praise to the Lord

 ¹⁰Sing to the LORD a new song,
       his praise from the ends of the earth,
       you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
       you islands, and all who live in them.

 ¹¹ Let the desert and its towns raise their voices;
       let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.
       Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
       let them shout from the mountaintops.

 ¹² Let them give glory to the LORD
       and proclaim his praise in the islands.

 ¹³ The LORD will march out like a mighty man,
       like a warrior he will stir up his zeal;
       with a shout he will raise the battle cry
       and will triumph over his enemies.