If the nation turns from their covenant unfaithfulness and walks humbly before the Lord, then God will remember
(zkr) his covenant as well as the land of promise. In the Hebrew, this not merely refers to recalling a memory, but a movement towards action. Ross explains, The term…has the significance of beginning to act on the basis of what is remembered—here the covenant.
1 The LORD will restore his relationship with them and bring the people back into the promised land.
42 Je me souviendrai de mon alliance avec Jacob, je me souviendrai de mon alliance avec Isaac et de mon alliance avec Abraham, et je me souviendrai du pays.