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"^(a)Behold, My ^(b)Servant, whom I ^[a]uphold; My ^(c)chosen one in whom My ^(d)soul delights. I have put My ^(e)Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth ^(f)justice to the ^[b]nations.

"He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.

"A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth ^(g)justice.

"He will not be ^(h)disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the ⁽ⁱ⁾coastlands will wait expectantly for His ^[c]law."

Thus says God the Lord , Who ^(j)created the heavens and ^(k)stretched them out, Who spread out the ^(l)earth and its ^[d]offspring, Who ^(m)gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it,

"I am the Lord , I have ⁽ⁿ⁾called You in righteousness, I will also ^(o)hold You by the hand and ^(p)watch over You, And I will appoint You as a ^(q)covenant to the people, As a ^(r)light to the nations,

To ^(s)open blind eyes, To ^(t)bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

"^(u)I am the Lord , that is ^(v)My name; I will not give My ^(w)glory to another, Nor My praise to ^[e]graven images.

"Behold, the ^(x)former things have come to pass, Now I declare ^(y)new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."

Sing to the Lord a ^(z)new song, Sing His praise from the ^(aa)end of the earth! ^(ab)You who go down to the sea, and ^(ac)all that is in it. You ^(ad)islands, and those who dwell on them.

Let the ^(ae)wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where ^(af)Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of ^(ag)Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the ^(ah)mountains.

Let them ^(ai)give glory to the Lord And declare His praise in the ^(aj)coastlands.

^(ak)The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His ^(al)zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will ^(am)prevail against His enemies.

"^(an)I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant.

"I will ^(ao)lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will ^(ap)make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.

"I will ^(aq)lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will ^(ar)make darkness into light before them And ^(as)rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will ^(at)not leave them undone."

They will be turned back and be ^(au)utterly put to shame, Who trust in ^[f]idols, Who say to molten images, "You are our gods."