¹⁵ Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved^(A) them, and he chose you,^(B) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.^(C)

¹⁸ And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession^(A) as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. ¹⁹ He has declared that he will set you in praise,^(B) fame and honor high above all the nations^(C) he has made and that you will be a people holy^(D) to the Lord your God, as he promised.

Blessings for Obedience

28 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow^(A) all his commands^(B) I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.^(C)