וּמִ֤י כְעַמְּךָ֙ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלְכֽוּ־אֱ֠לֹהִים לִפְדּֽוֹת־ל֨וֹ לְעָ֜ם וְלָשׂ֧וּם ל֣וֹ שֵׁ֗ם וְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹת לָכֶ֜ם הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה וְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ לְאַרְצֶ֔ךָ מִפְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּדִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם גּוֹיִ֖ם וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃
At sino ang tulad ng Iyong bayan, tulad ng Israel, isang natatanging bansa sa daigdig, na pinuntahan ng Diyos upang tubusin para sa Kanyang sarili bilang isang bayan, at upang gumawa para sa Kanya ng isang pangalan, at upang gawin para sa inyo ang kadakilaan at mga kakila-kilabot na gawa para sa Iyong lupain, sa pagtataboy mula sa harap ng Iyong bayan, na Iyong tinubos para sa Iyong sarili mula sa Egipto, ng mga bansa at ng kanilang mga diyos?
Zohar
AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES SAYING, SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT THEY TAKE ME A HEAVE OFFERING. R. Hiya, on coming to this portion, quoted the verse, “For Jacob hath chosen Kah unto himself, Israel is his costly possession” (Ps. 135, 4). Said he: ‘How beloved must Israel be to the Holy One, blessed be He, seeing that He has chosen them and desired to unite Himself with them and be bound up with them, making them a nation unique throughout all the world, as it is written: “Who is like unto thy people Israel, a unique people on earth?” (2 Sam. 7, 23). And they, too, have chosen Him and bound themselves up with Him, as it is written, “Jacob hath chosen Kah unto himself’. Yea, for over the other nations He appointed celestial principalities and powers, but reserved Israel for His own special portion.’
Ohr Ne'erav
One who knows to unify the Holy Name sustains [the nation which is] unique in the world, as it is written: And who is like Your nation Israel, a unique nation on earth? (II Sam. 7:23).
Ohr Ne'erav
This is like that which we have taught. For from eight days2The reference is to circumcision, which is performed on the eighth day of life. Israel clings to Him through His Name and they are His, called by His Name below, as it is written, And who is like Your people, Israel, a unique nation on earth?’ (II Sam. 7:23, I Chron. 17:21).