You are descendants {\cf2\super [546]} of his servant Abraham.\par You are descendants of Jacob,\par the man God chose.\par
Psalm 135:4 - Easy To Read Version The Lord chose Jacob. {\cf2\super [626]} \par Israel belongs to God.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his peculiar treasure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure. [Deut. 7:6.] American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession. Common English Bible Because the LORD chose Jacob as his own, God chose Israel as his treasured possession. Catholic Public Domain Version He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who alone doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
You are descendants {\cf2\super [546]} of his servant Abraham.\par You are descendants of Jacob,\par the man God chose.\par
People who have the Lord as their God\par are very fortunate.\par Why? Because God chose them\par to be his own special people.\par
But Jacob’s Portion (God) is not like those worthless statues.\par People didn’t make God,\par God made his people.\par God made everything.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par
You have taught wrong things. And those wrong teachings made the Lord very sad. You taught that God likes people that do bad things. You said God thinks those people are good. And you taught that God does not punish people for doing bad things.
The Lord loved your ancestors [61] very much. He loved them so much that he chose you, their descendants, [62] to be his people. He chose you instead of any other nation. And you are still his chosen people today.
And today the Lord has accepted you to be his own people. He has promised you this. The Lord also said that you must obey all his commands.
He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.
But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy {\cf2\super [20]} nation of people. You are people who belong to God. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called (brought) you out of darkness (sin) into his wonderful light.
“But the Lord won’t leave his people. No, the Lord was pleased to make you his own people. So, for his own good name, he won’t leave you.