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Psalm 135:4

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For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel as his very own.

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descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, the ones I have chosen, descendants of my friend Abraham,

The God of Jacob is not like these idols, for he is the creator of everything, including his own people that are special to him. The Lord Almighty is his name.

They shall be mine, says the Lord Almighty, my prized possession on the day when I take action. I will treat them kindly, as a father treats an obedient son.

Yet the Lord was attracted to your forefathers and he loved them. He has also chosen you, their descendants, above any other people, even until now.

Today the Lord has announced that you are a special people who belong to him as he promised. He has announced that you are to keep all his commandments.

But the Lord's people are his, Israel is his chosen one.

He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.

In complete contrast, you are a specially-chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God. Consequently you can reveal the wonderful things he's done, calling you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

The fact is because of the kind of person the Lord is, he won't give up on his people, because he was happy to claim you as his own.




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