1Behold my servant , whom I uphold ; mine elect , in whom my soul delighteth ; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles . 2He shall not cry , nor lift up , nor cause his voice to be heard in the street . 3A bruised reed shall he not break , and the smoking flax shall he not quench : he shall bring forth judgment unto truth . 4He shall not fail nor be discouraged , till he have set judgment in the earth : and the isles shall wait for his law .
The Covenant and the Light to the Nations
5Thus saith God the LORD , he that created the heavens , and stretched them out ; 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: 6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness , and will hold thine hand , and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people , for a light of the Gentiles ; 7To open the blind eyes , to bring out the prisoners from the prison , and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house . 8I am the LORD : that is my name : and my glory will I not give to another , neither my praise to graven images . 9Behold, the former things are come to pass , and new things do I declare : before they spring forth I tell you of them.
A Call to Praise and Worship
10Sing 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. 11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice , the villages that Kedar doth inhabit : let the inhabitants of the rock sing , let them shout from the top of the mountains . 12Let them give glory unto the LORD , and declare his praise in the islands . 13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man , he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war : he shall cry , yea, roar ; he shall prevail against his enemies . 14I have long time holden my peace ; I have been still , and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman ; I will destroy and devour at once . 15I will make waste mountains and hills , and dry up all their herbs ; and I will make the rivers islands , and I will dry up the pools . 16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight . These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17They shall be turned back , they shall be greatly ashamed , that trust in graven images , that say to the molten images , Ye are our gods . 18Hear , ye deaf ; and look , ye blind , that ye may see . 19Who is blind , but my servant ? or deaf , as my messenger that I sent ? who is blind as he that is perfect , and blind as the LORD’s servant ? 20Seeing many things , but thou observest not; opening the ears , but he heareth not. 21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law , and make it honourable . 22But this is a people robbed and spoiled ; they are all of them snared in holes , and they are hid in prison houses : they are for a prey , and none delivereth ; for a spoil , and none saith , Restore . 23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come ? 24Who gave Jacob for a spoil , and Israel to the robbers ? did not the LORD , he against whom we have sinned ? for they would not walk in his ways , neither were they obedient unto his law . 25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger , and the strength of battle : and it hath set him on fire round about , yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart .