For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.