O LORD, I will always sing of your constant love; I will proclaim your faithfulness forever.

I know that your love will last for all time, that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.

The LORD is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.

Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good, and his love is eternal.

Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.

Give thanks to the mightiest of all lords; his love is eternal.

By his wisdom he made the heavens; his love is eternal;

He made the sun and the moon; his love is eternal;

the moon and the stars to rule over the night; his love is eternal.

He led the people of Israel out of Egypt; his love is eternal;

He divided the Red Sea; his love is eternal;

but he drowned the king of Egypt and his army; his love is eternal.

He killed powerful kings; his love is eternal;

Sihon, king of the Amorites; his love is eternal;

He gave their lands to his people; his love is eternal;

He did not forget us when we were defeated; his love is eternal;

He gives food to every living creature; his love is eternal.

I appeared to them from far away. People of Israel, I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love.

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

And so those whom God set apart, he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he shared his glory with them.

Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him. Because of his love

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight

But God's mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great,

In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world.

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

God called you to this through the Good News we preached to you; he called you to possess your share of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

People not yet born will be told: "The Lord saved his people."

I am bringing the day of victory near--- it is not far away at all. My triumph will not be delayed. I will save Jerusalem and bring honor to Israel there."

Look up at the heavens; look at the earth! The heavens will disappear like smoke; the earth will wear out like old clothing, and all its people will die like flies. But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will be final.

"Seven times seventy years is the length of time God has set for freeing your people and your holy city from sin and evil. Sin will be forgiven and eternal justice established, so that the vision and the prophecy will come true, and the holy Temple will be rededicated.

My people, remember what King Balak of Moab planned to do to you and how Balaam son of Beor answered him. Remember the things that happened on the way from the camp at Acacia to Gilgal. Remember these things and you will realize what I did in order to save you."

For the gospel reveals how God puts people right with himself: it is through faith from beginning to end. As the scripture says, "The person who is put right with God through faith shall live."

But now God's way of putting people right with himself has been revealed. It has nothing to do with law, even though the Law of Moses and the prophets gave their witness to it.

everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.

God offered him, so that by his blood he should become the means by which people's sins are forgiven through their faith in him. God did this in order to demonstrate that he is righteous. In the past he was patient and overlooked people's sins; but in the present time he deals with their sins, in order to demonstrate his righteousness. In this way God shows that he himself is righteous and that he puts right everyone who believes in Jesus.

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ--- To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:

Let us, your servants, see your mighty deeds; let our descendants see your glorious might.

But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.

But the LORD's love for your ancestors was so strong that he chose you instead of any other people, and you are still his chosen people.

"But you, Israel my servant, you are the people that I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham, my friend.

"Have you noticed how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no longer consider them a nation.

And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again."

And we are here to bring the Good News to you: what God promised our ancestors he would do, he has now done for us, who are their descendants, by raising Jesus to life. As it is written in the second Psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'

And this is what God said about raising him from death, never to rot away in the grave: 'I will give you the sacred and sure blessings that I promised to David.'

For I tell you that Christ's life of service was on behalf of the Jews, to show that God is faithful, to make his promises to their ancestors come true,