This Is What God Says

Isaiah 50:4-7

The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary.

Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.

The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened.

I have not rebelled or turned away.

I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.

I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting.

Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced.

Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will.

And I know that I will not be put to shame.