Deu 7:7-8, 33:3, Psa 22:8, 60:12, 108:6-13, Mat 3:17, 17:5 | ESV | STEP | 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 7:7-8

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, 8 but ^ait is because the Lord loves you and is keeping ^bthe oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 33:3

3 Yes, ^che loved his people, ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew peoples}
^eall his holy ones were in his ^{▼▼Hebrew your} hand;
^gso they followed ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain} in your steps,
receiving direction from you,

Psalms 22:8

8 ⁱ“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^jdeliver him;
let him rescue him, for he ^kdelights in him!”

Psalms 60:12

12 With God we shall ^ldo valiantly;
it is he who will ^mtread down our foes.

Psalms 108:6-13

6 ⁿThat your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer me!
7 God has promised in his holiness: ^{▼▼Or sanctuary}
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
^pover Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
12 Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
13 With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

Matthew 3:17

17 and behold, ^qa voice from heaven said, ^r“This is my beloved Son, ^{▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved} with whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5

5 He was still speaking when, behold, ^ta bright cloud overshadowed them, and ^ua voice from the cloud said, ^v“This is my beloved Son, ^{▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved} with whom I am well pleased; ^xlisten to him.”