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Why was no one there when I came?
Why didn’t anyone answer when I called?
Is it because I have no power to rescue?
No, that is not the reason!
For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up!
I can turn rivers into deserts covered with
dying fish.
I dress the skies in darkness,
covering them with clothes of mourning.”
The LORD’s Obedient Servant
4 The Sovereign Lord has given me his words
of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.
5 The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.
6 I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled
out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
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Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore, I have set my face like a stone,
determined to do his will.
And I know that I will not be put to
shame.
He who gives me justice is near.
Who will dare to bring charges against
me now?
Where are my accusers?
Let them appear!
See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side!
Who will declare me guilty?
All my enemies will be destroyed
like old clothes that have been eaten
by moths!
Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
But watch out, you who live in your own
light
and warm yourselves by your own fires.
This is the reward you will receive from me:
You will soon fall down in great torment.
A Call to Trust the LORD
1 “Listen to me, all who hope for
deliverance—
all who seek the Lord!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.
2 Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor,
and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation.
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Abraham was only one man when I
called him.
But when I blessed him, he became
a great nation.”
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The Lord will comfort Israel* again
and have pity on her ruins.
Her desert will blossom like Eden,
her barren wilderness like the garden
of the Lord.
Joy and gladness will be found there.
Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
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“Listen to me, my people.
Hear me, Israel,
for my law will be proclaimed,
and my justice will become a light to
the nations.
My mercy and justice are coming soon.
My salvation is on the way.
My strong arm will bring justice to the
nations.
All distant lands will look to me
and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
Look up to the skies above,
and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a piece
of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies,
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!
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“Listen to me, you who know right from
wrong,
you who cherish my law in your hearts.
Do not be afraid of people’s scorn,
nor fear their insults.
For the moth will devour them as it devours
clothing.
The worm will eat at them as it eats wool.
But my righteousness will last forever.
My salvation will continue from
generation to generation.”
Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself
with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
when you slew Egypt, the dragon of
the Nile.*
Are you not the same today,
the one who dried up the sea,
making a path of escape through the depths
so that your people could cross over?
Those who have been ransomed by the
Lord will return.
They will enter Jerusalem* singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
51:3 Hebrew Zion; also in 51:16. 51:9 Hebrew You slew
Rahab; you pierced the dragon. Rahab is the name of a
mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient
literature. The name is used here as a poetic name for
Egypt. 51:11 Hebrew Zion.