Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
His own
General references
Bible References
People
Psalm 65:4
How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.
Psalm 135:4
Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
John 15:16
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
His own
Psalm 28:9
Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!
Jeremiah 10:16
The Lord, who is the inheritance of Jacob's descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all."
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
General references
Leviticus 18:2
"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'I am the Lord your God!