וַֽיהוָ֞ה הֶאֱמִֽירְךָ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם לִהְי֥וֹת לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם סְגֻלָּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לָ֑ךְ וְלִשְׁמֹ֖ר כָּל־מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃
永恆者今日也將你分別出來,使你作祂珍寶的子民,正如祂對你所說的,並要你遵守祂一切的誡命。
Chagigah
Further, he expounded: (Deuteronomy 26:17-18) "You have declared of God this day... and God has declared this day..." The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel,
Berakhot
Does, then, the Holy One, blessed be He, glory in the praises of Israel ? Yes, for it is written, "Thou hast avouched the Lord this day" (Deut. xxvi. 17) and "The Lord hath avouched thee this day " (ibid. v. 18). The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, "You have made Me the only object of your love in the world, so I shall make you the only object of My love in the world."