THE LORD IS WITH ISRAEL

Isaiah 41:8-16

“But you, Israel, My servant,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

Descendant of Abraham My friend,

You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,

And called from its remotest parts

And said to you, ‘You are My servant,

I have chosen you and not rejected you.

‘Do not fear, for I am with you;

Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,

Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

“Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;

Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.

“You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,

Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.

“For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand,

Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;

I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

“Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;

You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them,

And will make the hills like chaff.

“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,

And the storm will scatter them;

But you will rejoice in the LORD,

You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.