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He will not hurt weak people,
    like someone who breaks a weak reed.
He will not destroy helpless people,
    like someone who puts out a weak flame.
He will be kind to people,
    and he will judge them in a fair way.
He will remain strong and brave,
    until he brings justice to the whole world.
People who are in lands far away
    will wait for him to teach them.’

The Lord is God. He is the God who created the sky. He hung it up like a curtain. He created the earth and everything that lives on it. He gives life and breath to all the people who live on it. The Lord says to his servant:

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A bruised reed(A) he will not break,(B)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(C)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(D)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(E) on earth.
    In his teaching(F) the islands(G) will put their hope.”(H)

This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(I) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth(J) with all that springs from it,(K)
    who gives breath(L) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:

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