42:10
The people are to sing a new song, and it is to be a song to the Lord. In the previous verse God has said that He will announce new things. The basis for singing a new song is not the circumstances, but the word of the Lord. The circumstances did not look good, but God has said He will do a new thing. The command to sing a new song is not just for Israel, but is for all the earth.
42:11-13
And this new song is not just to be sung in the places one might expect, but the wilderness is to join in. God's salvation reaches to all parts. Kedar and Sela represent remote areas in the wilderness and mountains. They are to give glory to the Lord and to proclaim His praise in the islands. The Lord is not passive in this, for He will "march out like a champion", like a man of war. He will triumph over His enemies. The victory and the glory is all God focused, but man benefits when the Lord is glorified.
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