Isaiah 42:1–9

The Servant of the Lord

42“Behold! ^aMy Servant whom I uphold,

My ¹Elect One in whom My soul ^bdelights!

^cI 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 ²smoking flax He will not ³quench;

He will bring forth justice for truth.

⁴He will not fail nor be discouraged,

Till He has established justice in the earth;

^dAnd the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

⁵Thus says God the Lord,

^eWho created the heavens and stretched them out,

Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,

^fWho gives breath to the people on it,

And spirit to those who walk on it:

⁶“I, ^gthe Lord, have called You in righteousness,

And will hold Your hand;

I will keep You ^hand give You as a covenant to the people,

As ⁱa light to the Gentiles,

^7jTo open blind eyes,

To ^kbring out prisoners from the prison,

Those who sit in ^ldarkness from the prison house.

⁸I am the Lord, that is My name;

And My ^mglory 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.”