Isaiah 42:1

¹ “Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees ²  for the nations. ³ 

Ps 89:19,20; Isa 11:2-5; Isa 32:16; Isa 43:10; Isa 49:3-6; Isa 49:6; Isa 49:7,8; Isa 50:4-9; Isa 52:13; Isa 53:11; Isa 59:21; Isa 61:1; Mal 1:11; Mt 3:16; Mt 3:17; Mt 12:18-20; Mt 12:18; Mt 17:5; Mr 1:10; Mr 1:11; Lu 3:22; Joh 1:32-34; Joh 3:34; Joh 6:27; Joh 16:32; Ac 9:15; Ac 10:38; Ac 11:18; Ac 26:17,18; Ac 28:28; Ro 15:8-16; Eph 1:4,6; Eph 3:8; Php 2:7; Col 1:13; 1Pe 2:4,6

¹ sn Verses 1-7 contain the first of Isaiah’s “servant songs,” which describe the ministry of a special, ideal servant who accomplishes God’s purposes for Israel and the nations. This song depicts the servant as a just king who brings justice to the earth and relief for the oppressed. The other songs appear in 49:1-13; 50:4-11; and 52:13-53:12.

² tn Heb “he will bring out justice” (cf. ASV, NASB, NRSV).

³ sn Like the ideal king portrayed in Isa 11:1-9, the servant is energized by the divine spirit and establishes justice on the earth.