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The one who vindicates me is close by.
Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other![a]
Who is my accuser?[b] Let him challenge me![c]
Look, the Sovereign Lord helps me.
Who dares to condemn me?
Look, all of them will wear out like clothes;
a moth will eat away at them.
10 Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys[d] his servant?
Whoever walks in deep darkness,[e]
without light,
should trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 50:8 tn Heb “Let us stand together!”
  2. Isaiah 50:8 tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”
  3. Isaiah 50:8 tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”
  4. Isaiah 50:10 tn Heb “[who] listens to the voice of his servant?” The interrogative is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
  5. Isaiah 50:10 tn The plural indicates degree. Darkness may refer to exile and/or moral evil.

He who vindicates(A) me is near.(B)
    Who then will bring charges against me?(C)
    Let us face each other!(D)
Who is my accuser?
    Let him confront me!
It is the Sovereign Lord(E) who helps(F) me.
    Who will condemn(G) me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
    the moths(H) will eat them up.

10 Who among you fears(I) the Lord
    and obeys(J) the word of his servant?(K)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(L)
trust(M) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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