Isaiah 42:10-13

42:10 Sing to the Lord a brand new song!

Praise him ¹  from the horizon of the earth,

you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, ² 

you coastlands ³  and those who live there!

42:11 Let the desert and its cities shout out,

the towns where the nomads of Kedar live!

Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully;

let them shout loudly from the mountaintops.

42:12 Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; ⁴ 

let them praise his deeds in the coastlands. ⁵ 

42:13 The Lord emerges like a hero,

like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; ⁶ 

he shouts, yes, he yells,

he shows his enemies his power. ⁷ 

[42:10]  ¹ tn Heb “his praise.” The phrase stands parallel to “new song” in the previous line.

[42:10]  ² tn Heb “and its fullness”; NASB, NIV “and all that is in it.”

[42:10]  ³ tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “distant coastlands.”

[42:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “Let them ascribe to the Lord glory.”

[42:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his praise in the coastlands [or “islands”] let them declare.”

[42:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “like a man of war he stirs up zeal” (NIV similar).

[42:13]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps, “he triumphs over his enemies” (cf. NIV); NLT “will crush all his enemies.”