- a people:
- "I prayedª° therefore unto¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª° O Lordª GOD,ª destroyª° not¹ thy peopleª and thine inheritance,ª which¹ thou hast redeemedª° through thy greatness,ª which¹ thou hast brought forthª° out of Egyptª¹ with a mightyª hand.ª" {Deu 9:26} + "Yet they¹ [are] thy peopleª and thine inheritance,ª which¹ thou broughtest outª° by thy mightyª powerª and by thy stretched outª° arm.ª" {Deu 9:29} + "For¹ the LORD'Sª portionª [is] his people;ª Jacobª [is] the lotª of his inheritance.ª" {Deu 32:9} + "Now¹ therefore, if¹ ye will obey²° my voice² indeed,ª°¹ and keepª°¹ my covenant,ª then ye shall be¹ a peculiar treasureª unto me above all¹¹ people:ª for¹ all¹ the earthª [is] mine: ... And ye¹ shall be¹ unto me a kingdomª of priests,ª and an holyª nation.ª These¹ [are] the wordsª which¹ thou shalt speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 19:5-6} + "Saveª°¹ thy people,ª and blessª°¹ thine inheritance:ª feedª° them also, and lift them upª° for ever.ª¹" {Psa 28:9} + "Blessedª [is] the nationª whose¹ Godª [is] the LORD;ª [and] the peopleª [whom] he hath chosenª° for his own inheritance.ª" {Psa 33:12} + "For¹ the LORDª hath chosenª° Jacobª unto himself, [and] Israelª for his peculiar treasure.ª" {Psa 135:4} + "O LORD,ª why¹ hast thou made us to errª° from thy ways,ª¹ [and] hardenedª° our heartª from thy fear?ª¹ Returnª° for thy servants'² sake,¹¹ the tribesª of thine inheritance.ª ... The peopleª of thy holinessª have possessedª° [it] but a little while:ª our adversariesª have trodden downª° thy sanctuary.ª" {Isa 63:17-18} + "The¹ eyesª of yourª understandingª being enlightened;ª° that² yeª may knowª° whatª isª° the¹ hopeª of hisª calling,ª andª whatª the¹ richesª of the¹ gloryª of hisª inheritanceª inª the¹ saints,ª" {Eph 1:18} + "Whoª gaveª° himselfª forª us,ª thatª he might redeemª° usª fromª allª iniquity,ª andª purifyª° unto himselfª a peculiarª people,ª zealousª of goodª works.ª" {Tts 2:14} + "Butª yeª [are] a chosenª generation,ª a royalª priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarªª people;ª thatª ye should shew forthª° the¹ praisesª of him¹ who hath calledª° youª out ofª darknessª intoª hisª marvellousª light:ª" {1Pe 2:9}
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