Isaiah 42:1
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.”
עֶבֶד
In this verse, God presents the one he personally sustains and endorses as his chosen servant — the highest possible role, reserved for someone entrusted with carrying out God's purposes among all nations.
הֵן
here!
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הֵן
God is essentially saying "pay close attention to what I'm about to show you" — drawing the audience's eyes to this servant as someone worth stopping everything to notice.
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רָצָה
Delight
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רָצָה
God isn't just tolerating this chosen servant — he is genuinely delighted by him, the way someone feels deep satisfaction when they find exactly the right person for an important mission.
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תָּמַךְ
whom I support
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תָּמַךְ
God isn't just watching from a distance — he is actively holding his servant up, providing the steady backing and strength needed to carry out the mission ahead.
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רוּחַ
Spirit
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רוּחַ
God's own breath and empowering presence rests on this chosen servant, equipping him to carry out divine justice among the nations.
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נֶפֶשׁ
self/ my
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נֶפֶשׁ
God is expressing from the deepest place of his being — his very self, his inner life — that this chosen servant brings him genuine delight, not merely formal approval.
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נָתַן
I have put
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נָתַן
God didn't loan His Spirit to the servant or lend it conditionally — He placed it there as a deliberate, permanent act of divine investment in a mission He fully backs.
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עַל
on/ him
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עַל
God's Spirit didn't just touch the servant from a distance — it was placed directly on him, resting over him like a covering that equips and authorizes him for the mission ahead.
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מִשְׁפָּט
justice
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מִשְׁפָּט
In this verse, mishpat points to the Servant's mission of establishing what is right and fair for all people, not just Israel, bringing God's standard of true justice to nations who had never known it.
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יָצָא
he will bring forth
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יָצָא
Through God's chosen servant, justice and truth will flow outward — not kept within Israel, but released into the wider world like a river breaking its banks.
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