Isaiah 42:1-9

New King James Version

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Behold! ^(A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My ^[a]Elect One in whom My soul ^(B)delights!
^(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
²He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
³A bruised reed He will not break,
And ^[b]smoking flax He will not ^[c]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
⁴He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
^(D)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

⁵Thus says God the Lord,
^(E)Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
^(F)Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
⁶“I,^(G) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You ^(H)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As ^(I)a light to the Gentiles,
⁷^(J)To open blind eyes,
To ^(K)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in ^(L)darkness from the prison house.
⁸I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My ^(M)glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
⁹Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
Isaiah 42:3 extinguish

Isaiah 61:1-3

New King James Version

The Good News of Salvation

61 “The ^(A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord ^(B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me ^(C)to ^[a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim ^(D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
²^(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And ^(F)the day of vengeance of our God;
^(G)To comfort all who mourn,
³To ^[b]console those who mourn in Zion,
^(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
^(I)The planting of the Lord, ^(J)that He may be glorified.”