16 ¶ This day the Lord thy God doth command thee to do these ordinances and laws: keep them therefore, and do them with [a]all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

17 Thou hast set up the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his ordinances, and his commandments, and his laws, and to hearken unto his voice.

18 [b]And the Lord hath set thee up this day, to be a (A)precious people unto him (as he hath promised thee) and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments.

19 And to make thee (B)high above all nations (which he hath made) in praise, and in name, and in glory, (C)and that thou shouldest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath said.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 26:16 With a good and simple conscience.
  2. Deuteronomy 26:18 Signifying that there is a mutual bond between God and his people.

Follow the Lord’s Commands

16 The Lord your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.(A) 17 You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him.(B) 18 And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession(C) as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. 19 He has declared that he will set you in praise,(D) fame and honor high above all the nations(E) he has made and that you will be a people holy(F) to the Lord your God, as he promised.

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