Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageIt was not their sword that won the land, nor their own arm that saved them β it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the radiant light of Your face, for You had chosen to favor them.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor not by their sword did they take the land, nor did their arm save them β but Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your face, for You delighted in them.
KJV
King James VersionFor they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Footnotes
Χ¨Φ°Χ¦Φ΄ΧΧͺΦΈΧ (*ratsitam*, 'You delighted in / favoured them') comes from the root Χ¨ΦΈΧ¦ΦΈΧ, carrying the sense of divine pleasure, willing acceptance, and joyful delight. This is covenantal election expressed not as cold decree but as *enjoyment* β Elohim took pleasure in Yisrael. The same root appears at Yeshua's baptism ('in whom I am well pleased,' Matt. 3:17), drawing a direct line from the Exodus generation to the Messianic Son as the ultimate object of the Father's delight. FOG renders it 'delighted in them' to preserve the relational warmth; FOG Message uses 'chosen to favor them' to highlight the elective dimension.