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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.41.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">&#8220;But you, Israel, my servant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.41.8"><span class="content">Jacob, whom I have chosen,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.41.8"><span class="content">you descendants of Abraham my friend,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.41.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.41.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">I took you from the ends of the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.41.9"><span class="content">from its farthest corners I called you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.41.9"><span class="content">I said, &#8216;You are my servant&#8217;;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.41.9"><span class="content">I have chosen you and have not rejected you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.41.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.41.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">So do not fear, for I am with you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.41.10"><span class="content">do not be dismayed, for I am your God.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.41.10"><span class="content">I will strengthen you and help you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.41.10"><span class="content">I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.41.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.41.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;All who rage against you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.41.11"><span class="content">will surely be ashamed and disgraced;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.41.11"><span class="content">those who oppose you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.41.11"><span class="content">will be as nothing and perish.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.41.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ISA.41.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Though you search for your enemies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ISA.41.12"><span class="content">you will not find them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ISA.41.12"><span class="content">Those who wage war against you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ISA.41.12"><span class="content">will be as nothing at all.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ISA.41.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ISA.41.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">For I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ISA.41.13"><span class="content">who takes hold of your right hand</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ISA.41.13"><span class="content">and says to you, Do not fear;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ISA.41.13"><span class="content">I will help you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ISA.41.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ISA.41.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ISA.41.14"><span class="content">little Israel, do not fear,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ISA.41.14"><span class="content">for I myself will help you,&#8221; declares the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ISA.41.14"><span class="content">your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ISA.41.14"><span class="content">  </span></span></div>
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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ISA.42.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">&#8220;Here is my servant, whom I uphold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ISA.42.1"><span class="content">my chosen one in whom I delight;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ISA.42.1"><span class="content">I will put my Spirit on him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ISA.42.1"><span class="content">and he will bring justice to the nations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ISA.42.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ISA.42.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">He will not shout or cry out,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ISA.42.2"><span class="content">or raise his voice in the streets.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ISA.42.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ISA.42.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A bruised reed he will not break,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ISA.42.3"><span class="content">and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ISA.42.3"><span class="content">In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ISA.42.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ISA.42.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">he will not falter or be discouraged</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ISA.42.4"><span class="content">till he establishes justice on earth.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ISA.42.4"><span class="content">In his teaching the islands will put their hope.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ISA.42.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">This is what God the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> says&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="content">the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="content">who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="content">who gives breath to its people,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="content">and life to those who walk on it:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ISA.42.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;I, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, have called you in righteousness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="content">I will take hold of your hand.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="content">I will keep you and will make you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="content">to be a covenant for the people</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="content">and a light for the Gentiles,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ISA.42.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ISA.42.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">to open eyes that are blind,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ISA.42.7"><span class="content">to free captives from prison</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ISA.42.7"><span class="content">and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ISA.42.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.42.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">&#8220;I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">; that is my name!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.42.8"><span class="content">I will not yield my glory to another</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.42.8"><span class="content">or my praise to idols.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ISA.42.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.42.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">See, the former things have taken place,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.42.9"><span class="content">and new things I declare;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.42.9"><span class="content">before they spring into being</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.42.9"><span class="content">I announce them to you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Song of Praise to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="heading">Lord</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ISA.42.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.42.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> a new song,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.42.10"><span class="content">his praise from the ends of the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.42.10"><span class="content">you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.42.10"><span class="content">you islands, and all who live in them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ISA.42.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.42.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.42.11"><span class="content">let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.42.11"><span class="content">Let the people of Sela sing for joy;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.42.11"><span class="content">let them shout from the mountaintops.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ISA.42.11"><span class="content">  </span></span></div>
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