31     (A)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

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31     which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:

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The Lord has (A)made known his salvation;
    he has (B)revealed his righteousness in (C)the sight of the nations.
He has (D)remembered his (E)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (F)the ends of the earth have seen
    (G)the salvation of our God.

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The Lord has made his salvation known(A)
    and revealed his righteousness(B) to the nations.(C)
He has remembered(D) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(E) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(F)

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Zion's Coming Salvation

62 (A)For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
    and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
(B)until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
    and her salvation as a burning torch.
(C)The nations shall see your righteousness,
    and all the kings your glory,
(D)and you shall be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will give.

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Zion’s New Name

62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,(A)
    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
till her vindication(B) shines out like the dawn,(C)
    her salvation(D) like a blazing torch.
The nations(E) will see your vindication,
    and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name(F)
    that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

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21 (A)Declare and present your case;
    let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
    Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
    And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (B)and a Savior;
    there is none besides me.

22 “Turn to me and be saved,
    (C)all the ends of the earth!
    For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (D)By myself I have sworn;
    from my mouth has gone out in (E)righteousness
    a word that shall not return:
(F)‘To me every knee shall bow,
    every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]

24 (G)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
    are righteousness and (H)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
    (I)all who were incensed against him.
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
    shall be justified and shall glory.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God

21 Declare what is to be, present it—
    let them take counsel together.
Who foretold(A) this long ago,
    who declared it from the distant past?(B)
Was it not I, the Lord?
    And there is no God apart from me,(C)
a righteous God(D) and a Savior;(E)
    there is none but me.

22 “Turn(F) to me and be saved,(G)
    all you ends of the earth;(H)
    for I am God, and there is no other.(I)
23 By myself I have sworn,(J)
    my mouth has uttered in all integrity(K)
    a word that will not be revoked:(L)
Before me every knee will bow;(M)
    by me every tongue will swear.(N)
24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
    are deliverance(O) and strength.(P)’”
All who have raged against him
    will come to him and be put to shame.(Q)
25 But all the descendants(R) of Israel
    will find deliverance(S) in the Lord
    and will make their boast in him.(T)

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Sing to the Lord a New Song

10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise from the end of the earth,
(B)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
    (C)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
    the villages that (D)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (E)Sela sing for joy,
    let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
    and declare his praise in (F)the coastlands.

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Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(A) to the Lord a new song,(B)
    his praise(C) from the ends of the earth,(D)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(E)
    you islands,(F) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(G) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar(H) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(I) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.(J)
12 Let them give glory(K) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise(L) in the islands.(M)

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The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    (E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
    or make it heard in the street;
(F)a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    (G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
He will not shout or cry out,(G)
    or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
    In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)

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(A)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (B)the peoples see his glory.
All worshipers of images are (C)put to shame,
    who make their boast in (D)worthless idols;
    (E)worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and (F)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.

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The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(A)
    and all peoples see his glory.(B)

All who worship images(C) are put to shame,(D)
    those who boast in idols(E)
    worship him,(F) all you gods!(G)

Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(H)
    because of your judgments,(I) Lord.

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10 Say among the nations, (A)“The Lord reigns!
    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
    he will (B)judge the peoples with equity.”

11 Let (C)the heavens be glad, and let (D)the earth rejoice;
    let (E)the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12     let (F)the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all (G)the trees of the forest sing for joy
13     before the Lord, for he comes,
    for he comes (H)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(A)
    The world is firmly established,(B) it cannot be moved;(C)
    he will judge(D) the peoples with equity.(E)

11 Let the heavens rejoice,(F) let the earth be glad;(G)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest(H) sing for joy.(I)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(J) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(K)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(L)

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Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

96 (A)Oh sing to the Lord (B)a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
    (C)tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples!

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Psalm 96(A)

Sing to the Lord(B) a new song;(C)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(D)
    proclaim his salvation(E) day after day.
Declare his glory(F) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds(G) among all peoples.

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