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The Levites continue their prayer before all the people.

brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees

The implied information is that God brought Abram to the Promised Land, later named Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

gave him the name Abraham

As part of his covenant with Abram, God gave him a new identity. Here the meaning of the names Abram and Abraham is important. AT: "changed his name to Abraham." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

You found his heart was faithful

Here "his heart" (part of a person) represents Abraham as a person. AT: "You saw that he was faithful." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

before you

"in your sight" or "in your presence"

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites

These are people groups who are descended from the same ancestor and share a common language and culture. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup)

You have kept your promise

"Your words are righteous"