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The event described here may have taken place after the godly people in Israel repented of their sins.
a book of remembrance was written before him about those who feared Yahweh
This can mean 1) the Israelites wrote a book so they would remember what they had promised and listed the names of people who feared Yahweh or 2) Yahweh caused someone in heaven to write a book with the names of people who feared him.
book of remembrance
This expression refers to any book that helps people remember important things, such as events or people who lived in the past. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
honored his name
Here "his name" stands for God himself. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)