O seedof IsraelHis servant,Sonsof Jacob,His chosenones!
"I will establishMy covenantbetweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generationsfor an everlastingcovenant,to be Godto you and to your descendantsafteryou.
RememberHis wonderfuldeedswhichHe has done,His marvelsand the judgmentsfrom His mouth,
He is the LORDour God;His judgmentsare in allthe earth.
O seedof Abraham,His servant,O sonsof Jacob,His chosenones!
For the LORDhas chosenJacobfor Himself, Israelfor His own possession.
"But you, Israel,My servant,JacobwhomI have chosen,Descendantof AbrahamMy friend,
Hearthiswordwhichthe LORDhas spokenagainstyou, sonsof Israel,againstthe entirefamilywhichHe broughtup from the landof Egypt:
"Yeton your fathersdid the LORDsetHis affectionto lovethem, and He chosetheir descendantsafterthem, [even] you aboveallpeoples,as [it is] thisday.
"For you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God;the LORDyour Godhas chosenyou to be a peoplefor His own possessionout of allthe peopleswhoare on the faceof the earth.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
