Isaiah 50:3-5

Good News Translation

³ I can make the sky turn dark,
    as if it were in mourning for the dead.”

⁴ The Sovereign Lord has taught me what to say,
    so that I can strengthen the weary.
Every morning he makes me eager
    to hear what he is going to teach me.
⁵ The Lord has given me understanding,
    and I have not rebelled
    or turned away from him.