Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold,
What it says
The LORD presents His upheld and chosen Servant, delighting in Him and placing His Spirit on Him to bring justice to the nations.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the Servant as God's Spirit-anointed instrument of justice.
In context
1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, 2He will not cry out or raise His voice, 3A bruised reed He will not break 4He will not grow weak or discouraged 5This is what God the LORD says— 6“I, the LORD, have called you 7to open the eyes of the blind, 8I am the LORD; 9Behold, the former things have happened,