^{1 Ref} Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:

^{2 Ref} And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;

^{3 Ref} And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;