Psalms 78:67

78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

Psalms 105:26

105:26 He sent his servant Moses,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

Psalms 132:13

132:13 Certainly ¹  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ² 

Psalms 135:4

135:4 Indeed, ³  the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel to be his special possession. ⁴ 

Psalms 33:12

33:12 How blessed ⁵  is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. ⁶ 

[132:13]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ² tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[135:4]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[135:4]  ² sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17.

[33:12]  ¹ tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).

[33:12]  ² tn Heb “inheritance.”