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Seed of Israel his servant! Children of Jacob, his first choice!
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He is God, our God; wherever you go you come on his judgments and decisions.
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He keeps his commitments across thousands of generations, the covenant he commanded,
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The same one he made with Abraham, the very one he swore to Isaac;
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He posted it in big block letters to Jacob, this eternal covenant with Israel:
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