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The Lord's Servant

‘The Almighty Lord has given his message to me, his servant.
    I speak it on his behalf.
I know what to say to help weak and tired people.
The Lord wakes me up every morning
    so that I can learn something.
I listen carefully to him,
    as a student listens to his teacher.
The Almighty Lord has spoken clearly to me.
I have accepted his message,
    and I have not turned back.
I offered my back
    to the people who hit me.
I offered my face
    to the people who pulled out my beard.
When they insulted me and they spat at me,
    I did not hide my face from them.

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The Sovereign Lord(A) has given me a well-instructed tongue,(B)
    to know the word that sustains the weary.(C)
He wakens me morning by morning,(D)
    wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.(E)
The Sovereign Lord(F) has opened my ears;(G)
    I have not been rebellious,(H)
    I have not turned away.
I offered my back to those who beat(I) me,
    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;(J)
I did not hide my face
    from mocking and spitting.(K)

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