XLII. 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, (in whom) my soul is well pleased: I have put my soul upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.

2 He shall not cry out, nor lift up, nor make his voice heard in the street.

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and a dimly burning wick shall he not quench; according to truth shall he bring forth judgment.

4 He shall not burn dimly nor be bruised, till he (shall) set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

5 Thus saith the God, the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and the things that come forth of it; that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

6 Ι the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for -a light of the nations:

7 To open blind eyes, to bring out a captivefrom prison, and them that sit in darkness from a house of confinement

8 Iam the Lord; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, and my praise to graven images.

9 The ﬁrst things, behold, they have come, andI am telling new things; before they spring up I cause you to hear of them.

2. ‘in the ’: or, ‘abroad.3. ‘bruised’: or, ‘crushed.’4. ‘law’: here the meaning ‘teaching’ is prominent in the word Torah.5. ‘the ’ Heb. Ha-El.6. ‘keep ’: or, ‘form thee.

10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down (to) the sea, and the fulness thereof; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up (their voice): the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of Sela shout, let them cry aloud from the top of mountains.