Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.

you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

"At that time," says the LORD, "will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."

"I have loved you," says the LORD. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says the LORD, "Yet I loved Jacob;

to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

And brought

Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

In his sight

For the eyes of the LORD run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars."

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

With his

Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;

To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving kindness endures forever;

Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his holy Spirit in their midst?

General references

Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.