⁷ to open eyes that are blind,^(A)
    to free^(B) captives from prison^(C)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.^(D)

¹⁶ I will lead^(A) the blind^(B) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light^(C) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.^(D)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake^(E) them.

“Maintain justice^(A)
    and do what is right,^(B)
for my salvation^(C) is close at hand
    and my righteousness^(D) will soon be revealed.

³⁹ Why should the living complain
    when punished for their sins?^(A)

⁴⁰ Let us examine our ways and test them,^(A)
    and let us return to the Lord.^(B)