1. Behold my slave, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall give judgment unto the Gentiles.
2. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets.
3. He shall not break a bruised reed, nor shall he quench the smoking flax; he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4. He shall not tire nor faint until he has set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
5. Thus saith God the Lord, the Creator of the heavens and he that stretches them out; he that spreads forth the earth and that which comes out of it; he that gives breath unto the people upon it and spirit to those that walk therein:
6. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness and will hold thee by thine hand; I will keep thee and place thee as my covenant unto the people as light unto the Gentiles
7. that thou might open the eyes of the blind, that thou might bring out the prisoners from the prison and those that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8. I am the Lord. This is my name, and my glory I will not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and I declare new things: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
10. Sing 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.
11. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout {Heb. command} from the top of the mountains.
12. Let them give glory unto the Lord and declare his praise in the islands.
13. The Lord shall go forth as a giant; he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war; he shall cry out a battle cry; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14. I have long time held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.