Exodus 6:7

6:7 I will take you to myself for a people, and I will be your God. ¹  Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from your enslavement to ²  the Egyptians.

Psalms 105:43-45

105:43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced;

his chosen ones shouted with joy. ³ 

105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,

and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ⁴ 

105:45 so that they might keep his commands

and obey ⁵  his laws.

Praise the Lord!

[6:7]  ¹ sn These covenant promises are being reiterated here because they are about to be fulfilled. They are addressed to the nation, not individuals, as the plural suffixes show. Yahweh was their God already, because they had been praying to him and he is acting on their behalf. When they enter into covenant with God at Sinai, then he will be the God of Israel in a new way (19:4-6; cf. Gen 17:7-8; 28:20-22; Lev 26:11-12; Jer 24:7; Ezek 11:17-20).

[6:7]  ² tn Heb “from under the burdens of” (so KJV, NASB); NIV “from under the yoke of.”

[105:43]  ³ tn Heb “and he led his people out with joy, with a ringing cry, his chosen ones.”

[105:44]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the [product of the] work of peoples they possessed.”

[105:45]  ⁵ tn Heb “guard.”