- the LORD[YaH]:
- "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 thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God:ª the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° thee to be¹ a specialª peopleª unto himself, above all¹¹ peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª ... The LORDª did not¹ set his loveª° upon you, nor chooseª° you, because ye were more² in number¹¹ than any¹¹ people;ª for¹ ye¹ [were] the fewestª of all¹¹ people:ª" {Deu 7:6-7} + "Only¹ the LORDª had a delightª° in thy fathersª to loveª° them, and he choseª° their seedª afterª them, [even] you above all¹¹ people,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:15} + "For¹ the LORDª will not¹ forsakeª°¹ his peopleª for his greatª name'sª sake:¹ because¹ it hath pleasedª° the LORDª to makeª° you his people.ª" {1Sm 12:22} + "But thou,¹ Israel,ª [art] my servant,ª Jacobª whom¹ I have chosen,ª° the seedª of Abrahamª my friend.ª°" {Isa 41:8} + "The beastª of the fieldª shall honourª° me, the dragons²¹ and the owls:ªª because¹ I giveª° watersª in the wilderness,ª [and] riversª in the desert,ª to give drinkª° to my people,ª my chosen.ª ... Thisª peopleª have I formedª° for myself; they shall shew forthª° my praise.ª" {Isa 43:20-21} + "Singª° and rejoice,ª° O daughterª of Zion:ª for,¹ lo,¹ I come,ª° and I will dwellª° in the midstª of thee, saithª° the LORD.ª ... And the LORDª shall inheritª°¹ Judahª his portionª in¹ the holyª land,ª and shall chooseª° Jerusalemª again.¹" {Zch 2:10-12} + "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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