For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Ver. 4. For the Lord hath chosen] God's distinguishing grace should make his elect lift up many a humble, joyful, and thankful heart to him.
And Israel for his peculiar treasure] Such as he maketh more reckoning of than of all the world besides. The Hebrew word here rendered peculiar treasure, seemeth to signify a jewel made up of three precious stones, in the form of a triangle, Segullah inde dici Segol, grammatici volunt. The saints are God's jewels, Malachi 3:17, his ornament, yea, the beauty of his ornament, and that set in majesty, Ezekiel 7:20, his royal diadem, Isaiah 62:3 .