7. To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
8. "I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.
9. "Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."
10. Sing to the Lord a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. You islands, and those who dwell on them.
11. Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.
12. Let them give glory to the Lord And declare His praise in the coastlands.
13. The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
14. "I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant.
15. "I will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.