Deuteronomy 9:4-5

NSB(i) 4 »When Jehovah your God expels these people right before your very eyes, do not say to yourselves: ‘Jehovah brought us here to possess this land because we live right (are righteous).’ This is not the case. It is because these nations are so wicked that Jehovah is forcing them out of your way. 5 »It is not because you have been living right or because you are so honest that you enter to take possession of their land. It is because these people are so wicked that Jehovah your God is forcing them out of your way. It is also because Jehovah wants to confirm the promise he swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.