6 you children of his servant Abraham,you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the lord our God.His justice is seen throughout the land.
8 He always stands by his covenant—the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
9 This is the covenant he made with Abrahamand the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
11 “I will give you the land of Canaanas your special possession.”
12 He said this when they were few in number,a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.