1Check it, my homie is the one I got your back; my chosen one, vibes are immaculate; I dropped my spirit on him: he’s gonna bring the truth to the nations.

2He ain't gonna shout, or flex, or make noise in the streets.

3A bruised reed? He won’t break it, and a flickering flame? He won’t snuff it out: he’s bringing truth, no cap.

4He won't flop or get down; he’s setting judgment on the earth: the islands are waiting for his rules, periodt.

5God the Lord says, he made the heavens and stretched 'em out; he spread the earth and everything in it; he gives breath to the people living here, and spirit to those walking around.

6I, the Lord, called you to be righteous, I got your hand, keeping you safe, and you’re gonna be a deal for the people, a light for the nations.

7To open blind eyes, bring the homies outta jail, and pull those stuck in darkness into the light.

8I’m the Lord: that’s my name; my glory ain’t for anyone else, and my praise ain’t for idols.

9Look, the old stuff is done, and I’m dropping new things: before they pop off, I’m letting you know.

10Sing to the Lord a fresh jam, and praise him from the ends of the earth, you who vibe with the sea and all that’s in it; the islands and all the peeps there.

11Let the wild and the cities shout out, the villages where Kedar chills: let the rock dwellers sing, let them yell from the mountain tops.

12Let them give glory to the Lord, and shout his praise in the islands.

13The Lord is gonna pop off like a beast, stirring up jealousy like a warrior: he’s gonna yell, for real; he’s gonna take down his enemies.

14I’ve been chillin’ for a minute; I’ve been quiet, but now I’m about to scream like a woman giving birth; I’m gonna wreck everything at once.

15I’m making mountains and hills a hot mess, drying up all the herbs; I’ll turn rivers into islands, and dry up pools.

16I’ll lead the blind on a path they don’t know; I’ll show them ways they’ve never seen: I’ll make dark stuff light for them, and crooked things straight. I got you, and won’t ditch you.

17They’ll be turned back, totally embarrassed, those who trust in idols, telling molten images, “You’re our gods.”

18Yo, hear me, you deaf peeps; look, you blind ones, so you can see.

19Who’s blind? My homie. Who’s deaf? My messenger I sent? Who’s blind like the perfect one, and as blind as the Lord’s servant?

20Seeing a lot, but not paying attention; opening ears, but not hearing.

21The Lord is vibing with righteousness; he’ll make the law lit and honorable.

22But this crew is robbed and messed up; they’re all stuck in holes, hiding in jails: they’re easy prey, and no one’s saving them; they’re spoils, and no one’s saying, “Restore.”

23Who’s gonna listen to this? Who’s gonna hear what’s coming?

24Who gave Jacob to be robbed, and Israel to the thieves? Didn’t the Lord do that, against whom we’ve messed up? They wouldn’t walk in his ways, nor obey his law.

25So he’s poured out his anger on him, and the strength of battle: it’s like a fire all around him, but he didn’t even notice; it burned him, but he didn’t care.

1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

5Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

8I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

10Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

12Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.

13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant?

20Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

21The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.