O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
Parallel translations
- WEB you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
- BSB O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
- NKJV O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
- NASB You descendants of Abraham, His servant, You sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
- NLT you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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Quick answer
He addresses the offspring of Abraham and the children of Jacob, God's chosen ones. The summons is to the covenant people God graciously elected.
Overview
The psalmist names the audience as the descendants of Abraham and Jacob, God's chosen servants and people. Their identity rests on God's electing grace, not their own worth. This chosen people foreshadows the church, chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4).
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- Isa 44:1–2Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
- John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
- 1 Pet 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Isa 41:8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
- Ps 105:42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
- Ps 106:5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
- Ps 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
- Deut 7:6–8For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
- Isa 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
- Exod 3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
- Rom 9:4–29Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
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