- the LORD[YHWH]:
- "For¹ he¹ [is] our God;ª and we¹ [are] the peopleª of his pasture,ª and the sheepª of his hand.ª To dayª if¹ ye will hearª° his voice,ª" {Psa 95:7} + "Knowª° ye that¹ the LORDª he¹ [is] God:ª [it is] he¹ [that] hath madeª° us, and not¹ we ourselves;¹ [we are] his people,ª and the sheepª of his pasture.ª" {Psa 100:3} + "And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.²" {Gen 17:7} + "I¹ [am] the LORDª thy God,ª which¹ have brought²° thee out¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª out of the houseª¹ of bondage.ª" {Exd 20:2} + "Thou hast avouchedª°¹ the LORDª this dayª to be¹ thy God,ª and to walk²°¹ in his ways,ª and to keepª° his statutes,ª and his commandments,ª and his judgments,ª and to hearkenª° unto his voice:ª ... And the LORDª hath avouchedª° thee this dayª to be¹ his peculiarª people,ª as¹ he hath promisedª° thee, and that [thou] shouldest keepª° all¹ his commandments;ª" {Deu 26:17-18} + "Ye¹ standª° this dayª all¹ of you beforeª the LORDª your God;ª your captainsª of your tribes,ª your elders,ª and your officers,ª° [with] all¹ the menª of Israel,ª ... But¹ with¹ [him] that¹ standethª° here¹ with¹ us this² dayª beforeª the LORDª our God,ª and also with¹ [him] that¹ [is] not¹ here¹ with¹ us this day:ª" {Deu 29:10-15} + "And if¹ it seem evilª° unto you²¹ to serveª°¹ the LORD,ª chooseª° you this dayª¹ whom²¹ ye will serve;ª° whether¹¹ the godsª which¹ your fathersª servedª° that¹ [were] on the other sideª of the flood,ª or¹¹ the godsª of the Amorites,ª in whose landª ye¹ dwell:ª° but as for me¹ and my house,ª we will serveª°¹ the LORD.ª ... And the peopleª saidª° unto¹ Joshua,ª¹ The LORDª our Godª will we serve,ª° and his voiceª will we obey.ª°" {Jsh 24:15-24}
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