⁵ And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb^(P) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel^(Q) to himself,
for I am^[a] honored^(R) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength^(S)—
⁶ he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant^(T)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.^(U)
I will also make you a light^(V) for the Gentiles,^(W)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”^(X)

⁷ This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel^(Y)—
to him who was despised^(Z) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings^(AA) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,^(AB)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,^(AC)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen^(AD) you.”

“In the time of my favor^(AE) I will answer you,
    and in the day of salvation I will help you;^(AF)
I will keep^(AG) you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people,^(AH)
to restore the land^(AI)
    and to reassign its desolate inheritances,^(AJ)
9 to say to the captives,^(AK) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,^(AL) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.^(AM)
10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,^(AN)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.^(AO)
He who has compassion^(AP) on them will guide^(AQ) them
    and lead them beside springs^(AR) of water.
¹¹ I will turn all my mountains into roads,
    and my highways^(AS) will be raised up.^(AT)
12 See, they will come from afar^(AU)—
    some from the north, some from the west,^(AV)
    some from the region of Aswan.^[b]”

¹³ Shout for joy,^(AW) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;^(AX)
    burst into song, you mountains!^(AY)
For the Lord comforts^(AZ) his people
    and will have compassion^(BA) on his afflicted ones.^(BB)

² The Lord is my rock,^(A) my fortress^(B) and my deliverer;^(C)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(D)
    my shield^[a](E) and the horn^[b] of my salvation,^(F) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(G)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(H)
4 The cords of death^(I) entangled me;
    the torrents^(J) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(K) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(L) I called to the Lord;^(M)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(N)
    my cry came^(O) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(P) and quaked,^(Q)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(R)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(S)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(T)
    consuming fire^(U) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(V) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(W)
    dark clouds^(X) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(Y) and flew;
    he soared^(Z) on the wings of the wind.^(AA)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(AB) his canopy^(AC) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(A)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(B)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(C)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(D)
    but the Lord was my support.^(E)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(F)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(G)