⁶ “I,^(A) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You ^(B)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As ^(C)a light to the Gentiles,
^7 (D)To open blind eyes,
To ^(E)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in ^(F)darkness from the prison house.

^16 (A)The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”

⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the ^[a]Dayspring from on high ^[b]has visited us;
^79 (A)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To ^(B)guide our feet into the way of peace.”

^6 [a]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
⁷ Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may ^(A)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”

^8 (A)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
^(B)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.