For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2
Surrounding context
14:1 "You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead.
14:2 For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
14:3 "You shall not eat any detestable thing.