Psalm 135:1-4 Part 3 of 3

Praise the LORD!

Praise the name of the LORD!

    Praise him, you who serve the LORD,

you who serve in the house of the LORD,

    in the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

    celebrate his lovely name with music.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,

    Israel for his own special treasure. 

     

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

Exodus 19:5-6

" 'Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' This is the message you must give to the people of Israel."  (see all Exodus 19)

Deuteronomy 7:5-6  

"This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure."  (see all Deuteronomy 7)

Deuteronomy 10:14-15  

    "Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God. Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today."  (see Deuteronomy 10:12-22)

Malachi 3:17-18  

    "They will be my people," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."  (see all Malachi 3)

1 Peter 2:9-10  

    But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into this wonderful light. 

    "Once you had no identity as a people;

        now you are God's people.

    Once you received no mercy;

        now you have received God's mercy."  (Hosea 1:6, 9; 2:23)

        (see all 1 Peter 2) 

     

(parentheses are mine)

 

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