⁶ “I am the Lord; ^(A)I have called you^[a] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you ^(B)as a covenant for the people,
    ^(C)a light for the nations,

⁸ Thus says the Lord:
^(A)“In a ^(B)time of favor I have answered you;
    in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you ^(C)and give you
    as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
    ^(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,