Verse 4

For the Lorde hath chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe: and Israel for his owne possession.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:15 : 15 Notwithstandyng, the Lorde had a delight in thy fathers to loue them, and chose their seede after them, euen you aboue all nations, as thou seest this day.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royall priesthood, an holy nation, a peculier people: that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght.
  • Deut 7:6-7 : 6 For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God, the Lorde thy God hath chosen thee, to be a speciall people vnto hym selfe, aboue all nations that are vpon the earth. 7 The Lorde dyd not set his loue vpon you, nor chose you because ye were mo in number then any people (for ye were the fewest of all people)
  • Mal 3:17 : 17 And they shalbe to me, saith the Lorde of hoastes, in that day wherein I shall do iudgement, a stocke: and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 Which gaue hym selfe for vs, that he myght redeeme vs from all vnryghteousnesse, and pourge vs a peculier people vnto hym selfe, zelous of good workes.
  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Nowe therefore yf ye wyll heare my voyce in deede, and kepe my couenaunt, ye shall be as a deare treasure vnto me aboue all nations: for al the earth is myne. 6 Ye shalbe vnto me also a kingdome of priestes, & an holy people: And these are the wordes whiche thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel.
  • Deut 32:9 : 9 For the Lordes part is his people, and Iacob is the portion of his inheritauce.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the Lorde will not forsake his people, because of his great names sake: because it hath pleased the Lorde to make you his people.
  • Ps 33:12 : 12 Blessed is the nation that hath God to be their Lorde: that people hath he chosen to be an inheritaunce for him.
  • Ps 105:6 : 6 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye his chosen chyldren of Iacob:
  • Isa 41:8 : 8 But thou Israel art my seruaunt, thou Iacob whom I haue chose, thou art the seede of Abraham my beloued.
  • Isa 43:20-21 : 20 The wilde beastes shall worship me, the dragons and the young Estriches: for I shall geue water in the wyldernesse, and streames in the desert, that they may geue drinke to my people whom I chose. 21 This people haue I made for my self, and they shall shewe foorth my prayse.
  • Zech 2:10-12 : 10 Be glad and reioyce O daughter Sion: for lo, I am come to dwell in the middest of thee, saith the Lorde. 11 At the same time there shal many heathen cleaue to the lord, & shalbe my people: Thus wyll I dwell in the middest of thee, and thou shalt knowe that the lorde of hoastes hath sent me vnto thee. 12 The Lorde shall haue Iuda in possession for his part in the holy lande, and shall choose Hierusalem yet againe.