1  ^eBehold ^fmy servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen, ^gin whom my soul delights;

^hI have put my Spirit upon him;

ⁱhe will bring forth justice to the nations.

2  He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,

or make it heard in the street;

3  ^ja bruised reed he will not break,

and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;

^khe will faithfully bring forth justice.

4  He will not grow faint or be discouraged¹

till he has established justice in the earth;

and ^lthe coastlands wait for his law.

5  Thus says God, the Lord,

who created the heavens ^mand stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and what comes from it,

ⁿwho gives breath to the people on it

and spirit to those who walk in it:

6  “I am the Lord; ^oI have called you² in righteousness;

I will take you by the hand and keep you;

I will give you ^pas a covenant for the people,

^qa light for the nations,

7  ^rto open the eyes that are blind,

to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,

^sfrom the prison those who sit in darkness.

8  I am the Lord; that is my name;

^tmy glory I give to no other,

nor my praise to carved idols.

9  Behold, the former things have come to pass,

^uand new things I now declare;

before they spring forth

I tell you of them.”

41  Let your ^usteadfast love come to me, O Lord,

your salvation ^vaccording to your promise;

42  then ^wshall I have an answer for him ^rwho taunts me,

for I trust in your word.

43  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,

for my ^xhope is in your rules.

44  I will keep your law continually,

forever and ever,

45  and I shall walk ^yin a wide place,

for I have ^zsought your precepts.

46  I will also speak of your testimonies ^abefore kings

and shall not be put to shame,

47  for I ^bfind my delight in your commandments,

which I love.

48  I will ^clift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,

and I will ^dmeditate on your statutes.

15  ^u“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,

the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

16  ^vthe people dwelling in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those dwelling in the region and ^wshadow of death,

on them a light has dawned.”