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 Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Only Yahweh 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 Yahweh, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

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

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

of whom are the fathers, and from whom is 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 Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

In his sight

For the eyes of Yahweh 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.

Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

With his

Or has God tried to go and take him a nation 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh; 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 the midst of them?

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Only Yahweh 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.