24 And the Lord commanded us to [a]observe all these [b]statutes, (A)to fear the Lord our God, (B)for our good always, that (C)He might preserve us alive, as it is [c]this day.

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  1. Deuteronomy 6:24 do
  2. Deuteronomy 6:24 ordinances
  3. Deuteronomy 6:24 today

28 Observe and obey all these words which I command you, (A)that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

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10 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Choice of Life or Death

11 “For this commandment which I command you today (A)is [a]not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.

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  1. Deuteronomy 30:11 not hidden from

46 and he said to them: (A)“Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your (B)children to be careful to observe—all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a [a]futile thing for you, because it is your (C)life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:47 vain

14 ‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments,

15 and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant,

16 I also will do this to you:

I will even appoint terror over you, (A)wasting disease and fever which shall (B)consume the eyes and (C)cause sorrow of heart.

And (D)you shall sow your seed [a]in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

17 I will [b]set (E)My face against you, and (F)you shall be defeated by your enemies.

(G)Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall (H)flee when no one pursues you.

18 ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you (I)seven times more for your sins.

19 I will (J)break the pride of your power;

I (K)will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

20 And your (L)strength shall be spent in vain;

for your (M)land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

21 ‘Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins.

22 (N)I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number;

and (O)your highways shall be desolate.

23 ‘And if (P)by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,

24 (Q)then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

25 And (R)I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;

when you are gathered together within your cities (S)I will send pestilence among you;

and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

26 (T)When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, (U)and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

27 ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me,

28 then I also will walk contrary to you in fury;

and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

29 (V)You[c] shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters.

30 (W)I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols;

and My soul shall abhor you.

31 I will lay your (X)cities waste and (Y)bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not (Z)smell the fragrance of your [d]sweet aromas.

32 (AA)I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.

33 (AB)I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you;

your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.

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  1. Leviticus 26:16 without profit
  2. Leviticus 26:17 oppose you
  3. Leviticus 26:29 In time of famine
  4. Leviticus 26:31 pleasing

29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [a]cut off from among their people.

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  1. Leviticus 18:29 Put to death

155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.

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172 My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.

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24 “But (A)when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? (B)All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.

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(A)Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
(B)But such as keep the law contend with them.

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One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
(A)Even his prayer is an abomination.

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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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(A)Every word of God is [a]pure;
(B)He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
(C)Do not add to His words,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 30:5 tested, refined, found pure

126 It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have [a]regarded Your law as void.
127 (A)Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!

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  1. Psalm 119:126 broken Your law

(A)The law of the Lord is perfect, [a]converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making (B)wise the simple;
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than (C)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the [b]honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.

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  1. Psalm 19:7 restoring
  2. Psalm 19:10 honey in the combs

Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God

א ALEPH

119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,
(A)Who walk in the law of the Lord!
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the (B)whole heart!
(C)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
(D)Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.

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  1. Psalm 119:1 blameless

16 I will (A)delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

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44 So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk [a]at (A)liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.

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  1. Psalm 119:45 Lit. in a wide place

Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.

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18 (A)Where there is no [a]revelation, the people cast off restraint;
But (B)happy is he who keeps the law.

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  1. Proverbs 29:18 prophetic vision

Blessed are those who keep justice,
And [a]he who (A)does righteousness at (B)all times!

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  1. Psalm 106:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do

12 I have not departed from the (A)commandment of His lips;
(B)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [a]necessary food.

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  1. Job 23:12 Lit. appointed portion

because David (A)did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, (B)except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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(A)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
(B)Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.

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10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are (A)unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”

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