Deuteronomy 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Unto the statutes

General references

Psalm 119:4

Bible References

Unto the statutes

Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today?

Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them:

“Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments (legal decisions) which I am speaking today in your hearing, so that you may learn them and observe them carefully.

“Now this is the command; the statutes and the judgments (precepts) which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might do (follow, obey) them in the land which you are crossing over [the Jordan] to possess,

“Every commandment that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore [to give] to your fathers.

“Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His statutes, His precepts, and His commandments [it is your obligation to Him].

You shall observe and keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.’”

You shall keep My statutes and do them. I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am the Lord.

So that they might observe His precepts
And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.

that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.

“My servant David will be king over them, and they all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”

They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.

General references

You are to follow My judgments (precepts, ordinances) and keep My statutes and live by them. I am the Lord your God.

You shall observe and keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.’”

“Look, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may do them in the land which you are entering to possess.

But as for you, stand here by Me, and I will tell you all the commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you shall teach them, so that they may obey them in the land which I give them to possess.’

Therefore, you shall keep (follow, obey) the commandment and the statutes and judgments (precepts) which I am commanding you today.

“Every commandment that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore [to give] to your fathers.

You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.