He broughtthem out of darknessand the shadowof deathAnd broketheir bandsapart.
"He does not believethat he will returnfrom darkness,And he is destinedfor the sword.
"He will not escapefrom darkness;The flamewill witherhis shoots,And by the breathof His mouthhe will goaway.
"He has walledup my wayso that I cannotpass,And He has putdarknesson my paths.
"Let darknessand blackgloomclaimit; Let a cloudsettleon it; Let the blacknessof the dayterrifyit.
To bringbackhis soulfrom the pit,That he may be enlightenedwith the lightof life.
"And ifthey are boundin fetters,And are caughtin the cordsof affliction,
To hearthe groaningof the prisoner,To setfreethosewhowere doomedto death,
There were those who dweltin darknessand in the shadowof death,Prisonersin miseryand chains,
OLORD,surelyI am Your servant,I am Your servant,the sonof Your handmaid,You have loosedmy bonds.
Who executesjusticefor the oppressed;Who givesfoodto the hungry.The LORDsetsthe prisonersfree.
Godmakesa homefor the lonely;He leadsout the prisonersinto prosperity,Onlythe rebelliousdwellin a parchedland.
"I will leadthe blindby a waythey do not know,In pathsthey do not knowI will guidethem. I will makedarknessinto lightbeforethem And ruggedplacesinto plains.Theseare the thingsI will do,And I will not leavethem undone."
Sayingto those who are bound,'Goforth,'To those whoare in darkness,'Showyourselves.' Alongthe roadsthey will feed,And their pasture[will be] on allbareheights.
The Spiritof the LordGODis upon me, Becausethe LORDhas anointedme To bringgood newsto the afflicted;He has sentme to bindup the brokenhearted,To proclaimlibertyto captivesAnd freedomto prisoners;
"And this woman,a daughterof Abrahamas she is, whomSatanhas boundfor eighteenlongyears,shouldshe not have been releasedfrom thisbondon the Sabbathday?"
But duringthe nightan angelof the Lordopenedthe gatesof the prison,and takingthem out he said,
But someonecameand reportedto them, "The menwhomyou putin prisonare standingin the templeand teachingthe people!"
for you were formerlydarkness,but nowyou are Lightin the Lord;walkas childrenof Light
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
