1. Listen to me, you coastlands!Pay attention, you people who live far away!The Lord summoned me from birth;he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.
2. He made my mouth like a sharp sword,he hid me in the hollow of his hand;he made me like a sharpened arrow,he hid me in his quiver.
3. He said to me, “You are my servant,Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.”
4. But I thought, “I have worked in vain;I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.”But the Lord will vindicate me;my God will reward me.