Isaiah 42:10-18

New International Version

Song of Praise to the Lord

¹⁰Sing^(A) to the Lord a new song,^(B)
    his praise^(C) from the ends of the earth,^(D)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,^(E)
    you islands,^(F) and all who live in them.
¹¹Let the wilderness^(G) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar^(H) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela^(I) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.^(J)
¹²Let them give glory^(K) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise^(L) in the islands.^(M)
¹³The Lord will march out like a champion,^(N)
    like a warrior^(O) he will stir up his zeal;^(P)
with a shout^(Q) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.^(R)

¹⁴“For a long time I have kept silent,^(S)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.^(T)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.^(U)
¹⁵I will lay waste^(V) the mountains^(W) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up^(X) the pools.
¹⁶I will lead^(Y) the blind^(Z) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light^(AA) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.^(AB)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake^(AC) them.
¹⁷But those who trust in idols,
    who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’^(AD)
    will be turned back in utter shame.^(AE)