The title of Isaiah chapter 43 is "Israel's Only Savior". This is because in the verses leading up to and following the one above, God is discussing how He will save Israel. v3 says "I am the Lord your God, the Holy One, your Savior," and v11 claims "apart from me there is no savior."
The only savior of the world is Jesus. The only one who can save you is Jesus. We cannot save ourselves, let alone others, and the only person "good enough" is Jesus, the son of God. In Isaiah, God is talking to His chosen, outcasted people. He had spread them among the nations because they disobeyed Him, but He always offers future hope.
Do not be afraid, I will bring you back together.
Sometimes life explodes in our faces and our pieces metaphorically fly across the continents. We can't go back and put ourselves together. We are the masterpiece, not the master. Yet often times we try to do it anyways. The fact of the matter is only God, only Jesus, only the savior of the world can bring you back together, putting the pieces in place where they belong as they belong.
He's the only one who can make you whole again. My exhortation in all of this is to not be afraid when life gives you a mine and you blow up. God can help you pick up the pieces and make you whole.
Also, in everything, He is with you. You're not alone. God told the Israelites these things as a promise. He fulfilled it to them. He'll fulfill it to you too.
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