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Psalm 105:6

you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

4Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7He is the LORD, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
8He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
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Abraham and Jacob name a history behind the command to remember, rooting the hearers’ worship in God’s choice and his dealings with their people.

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Isaiah 44:1–2Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.Both passages name Jacob and use the language of God’s choosing and service to him.
John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of …God’s choice identifies the people addressed in the psalm; Jesus also speaks to his hearers as those he chose.
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out …Both passages address a people as chosen by God, describing a shared identity in relation to him.
Psalm 135:4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.Both passages connect Jacob with God’s choice, with Psalm 135 stating that the LORD chose Jacob for himself.
Psalm 106:5that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.Both passages speak of God’s chosen people; Psalm 106 expresses a desire to share in their gladness.
Isaiah 41:8“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,Both passages name Abraham and Jacob, linking Abraham’s offspring with service to God and God’s choice.
Psalm 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy …Both use the language of God’s choosing, applied to Jacob’s children here and to Moses in Psalm 106.
Psalm 136:22Both describe service to God: Abraham is his servant in Psalm 105, and Israel is his servant in Psalm 136.
Acts 13:26“Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.Both directly address descendants of Abraham, naming their ancestry as part of the message spoken to them.
Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.Both name Jacob in addressing God’s people; Isaiah adds God’s promise to help them.
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look …Both name Abraham and Jacob through their relationship with God, who identifies himself by those names when speaking to Moses.
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God addresses Abraham’s offspring as his own people. Their remembering rests within a larger truth: he has remembered his covenant across the generations.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).