Psa 78:70, 89:19, Isa 42:1, Mat 3:17, 12:18-21 | ESV | STEP | He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds ;

q[Isa. 61:1; Luke 4:18; John 3:34; Acts 10:38]

r Isa. 42:4 (Gk.); [Isa. 11:10; Rom. 15:12]

Psalms 78:70

70 He ^achose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;

Psalms 89:19

19 ^bOf old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones} and said:
“I have ^dgranted help to one who is ^emighty;
I have exalted one ^fchosen from the people.

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1 ^gBehold ^hmy servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ⁱin whom my soul delights;
^jI have put my Spirit upon him;
^khe will bring forth justice to the nations.

Matthew 3:17

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

Matthew 12:18-21

18 ^o“Behold, my ^pservant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
^qI will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 ^rand in his name the Gentiles will hope.”