Isaiah 42:4-9

4He will remain strong and brave, until he brings justice to the whole world. People who are in lands far away will wait for him to teach them.’

5The Lord is God. He is the God who created the sky. He hung it up like a curtain. He created the earth and everything that lives on it. He gives life and breath to all the people who live on it. The Lord says to his servant:

6‘I have chosen you to bring righteousness. I will take hold of your hand, and I will keep you safe. Through you, I will make a covenant with my people, and you will bring light to the other nations.

7You will cause blind people to see. You will cause prisoners to be free. You will bring out into the open people who sit in dark prisons.

8I am the Lord. That is my name. I will not let anyone else share my glory. I will not let people praise idols. I am the only one that they must praise.

9Everything that I promised in the past has happened as I said that it would happen. Now I will tell you about new things. Before they start to happen, I will tell you about them.’