Deu 7:6-7, 12:7, 1Sa 12:22, Job 35:10, Psa 100:1-3, 135:3-4, Isa 54:5 | ESV | STEP | For you are a people holy to the Lord your God . The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession , out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth .

Deuteronomy 7:6-7

6 “For ^ayou are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be ^ba people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

Deuteronomy 12:7

7 And ^cthere you shall eat before the Lord your God, and ^dyou shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

1 Samuel 12:22

22 ^eFor the Lord will not forsake his people, ^ffor his great name’s sake, because ^git has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

Job 35:10

10 But none says, ‘Where is God my ^hMaker,
who gives ⁱsongs in the night,

Psalms 100:1-3

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for ^jgiving thanks.

1 ^kMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 ^lServe the Lord with gladness!
^mCome into his presence with singing!
3 Know that ⁿthe Lord, he is God!
It is he who ^omade us, and ^pwe are his; ^{▼▼Or and not we ourselves}
we are his ^rpeople, and ^sthe sheep of his pasture.

Psalms 135:3-4

3 Praise the Lord, for ^tthe Lord is good;
sing to his name, ^ufor it is pleasant! ^{▼▼Or for he is beautiful}
4 For the Lord has ^wchosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his ^xown possession.

Isaiah 54:5

5 ^yFor your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
^zand the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
^aathe God of the whole earth he is called.