3. Exult in his holy name;rejoice, you who worship the lord.
4. Search for the lord and for his strength;continually seek him.
5. Remember the wonders he has performed,his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
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.
13. They wandered from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another.