⁷ You are the Lord, the God ^(A)who chose Abram and brought him out of ^(B)Ur of the Chaldeans ^(C)and gave him the name Abraham. ^8 (D)You found his heart faithful before you, ^(E)and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring ^(F)the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. ^(G)And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.

^3 (A)What if some were unfaithful? ^(B)Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

^9 (A)If we confess our sins, he is ^(B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and ^(C)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.