6. “I, the Lord, was right to call you. I will hold your hand and protect you. You will be the sign of my agreement with the people. You will be a light for the other nations.
7. You will make the blind able to see. You will free those who are held as captives. You will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.
8. “I am YAHWEH. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another. I will not let statues take the praise that should be mine.
9. In the past, I told you what would happen, and it happened! Now I am telling you something new, and I am telling you now, before it happens.”
10. Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him everywhere on earth— all you who sail on the seas, everything in the sea, and all you people in faraway places!
11. Deserts and cities, villages of Kedar, praise the Lord! People living in Sela, sing for joy! Sing from the top of your mountain.
12. Give glory to the Lord. Praise him, all you people in faraway lands!
13. The Lord will go out like a strong soldier. Like a man going into battle, he will be full of excitement. He will shout with a loud cry, and he will defeat his enemies.
14. “For a long time I have said nothing. I have controlled myself and kept quiet. But now I will cry out like a woman giving birth. My breathing is getting faster and louder.