Isaiah 42:5-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 Thus says God the Lord,
Who (A)created the heavens and (B)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (C)earth and its [a]offspring,
Who (D)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it,
6 “I am the Lord, I have (E)called You in righteousness,
I will also (F)hold You by the hand and (G)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a (H)covenant to the people,
As a (I)light to the nations,
7 To (J)open blind eyes,
To (K)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
8 “(L)I am the Lord, that is (M)My name;
I will not give My (N)glory to another,
Nor My praise to [b]graven images.
9 “Behold, the (O)former things have come to pass,
Now I declare (P)new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
10 Sing to the Lord a (Q)new song,
Sing His praise from the (R)end of the earth!
(S)You who go down to the sea, and (T)all that is in it.
You (U)islands, and those who dwell on them.
11 Let the (V)wilderness and its cities lift up their voices,
The settlements where (W)Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of (X)Sela sing aloud,
Let them shout for joy from the tops of the (Y)mountains.
12 Let them (Z)give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the (AA)coastlands.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation
- Isaiah 42:8 Or idols
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