Oct 26, 2018
42 “Here is my
servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I
delight;
I will put my Spirit on
him,
and he will bring justice to the
nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the
streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not
break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff
out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth
justice;
4 he will not falter
or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on
earth.
In his teaching the islands will put
their hope.”
5 This is what God
the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens, who
stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth with all that
springs from it,
who gives breath to its
people,
and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the Lord, have called you in
righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make
you
to be a covenant for the
people
and a light for the
Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in
darkness.
8 “I am
the Lord; that is my
name!
I will not yield my glory to
another
or my praise to idols.
9 See, the former things have taken
place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into
being
I announce them to you.”