16 (A)“You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God (B)as you [b]tempted Him in Massah. 17 You shall (C)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 And you (D)shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, 19 (E)to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

20 (F)“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt (G)with a mighty hand; 22 and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He [c]swore to our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to [d]observe all these [e]statutes, (H)to fear the Lord our God, (I)for our good always, that (J)He might preserve us alive, as it is [f]this day. 25 Then (K)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

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16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep(B) the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.(C) 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight,(D) so that it may go well(E) with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, 19 thrusting out all your enemies(F) before you, as the Lord said.

20 In the future, when your son asks you,(G) “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” 21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.(H) 22 Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. 23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. 24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God,(I) so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.(J) 25 And if we are careful to obey all this law(K) before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.(L)

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I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

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I will praise you with an upright heart
    as I learn your righteous laws.(A)

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

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172 May my tongue sing(A) of your word,
    for all your commands are righteous.(B)

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