"Now it shall be, ifyou diligentlyobeythe LORDyour God,beingcarefulto doallHis commandmentswhichI commandyou today,the LORDyour Godwill setyou highaboveallthe nationsof the earth.
And Davidrealizedthat the LORDhad establishedhim as kingoverIsrael,[and] that his kingdomwas highlyexalted,for the sakeof His peopleIsrael.
How blessedare those who keepjustice,Who practicerighteousnessat alltimes!
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof wisdom;A goodunderstandinghave allthose who do[His commandments]; His praiseenduresforever.
ThereforeI esteemrightall[Your] preceptsconcerning everything,I hateeveryfalse~way.Pe.
ThenI shall not be ashamedWhen I lookupon allYour commandments.
And He has liftedup a hornfor His people,Praisefor allHis godlyones;[Even] for the sonsof Israel,a peoplenearto Him. Praisethe LORD!
"Becausehe has lovedMe, therefore I will deliverhim; I will sethim [securely] on high,becausehe has knownMy name.
And He said,"Ifyou will giveearnestheedto the voiceof the LORDyour God,and dowhat is rightin His sight,and giveearto His commandments,and keepallHis statutes,I will putnoneof the diseaseson you whichI have puton the Egyptians;for I, the LORD,am your healer."
"But ifyou trulyobeyhis voiceand doallthat I say,then I will be an enemyto your enemiesand an adversaryto your adversaries.
"But you shall servethe LORDyour God,and He will blessyour breadand your water;and I will removesicknessfrom your midst.
"Ifyou consentand obey,You will eatthe bestof the land;
Sayto the righteousthat [it will go] well[with them], For they will eatthe fruitof their actions.
whichI commandedyour forefathersin the daythat I broughtthem out of the landof Egypt,from the ironfurnace,saying,Listento My voice,and doaccording to allwhichI commandyou; so you shall be My people,and I will be your God,'
"Then ifthey will reallylearnthe waysof My people,to swearby My name,'As the LORDlives,'evenas they taughtMy peopleto swearby Baal,they will be builtup in the midstof My people.
"But it will comeabout, ifyou listenattentivelyto Me," declaresthe LORD,"to bringnoloadin through the gatesof thiscityon the sabbathday,but to keepthe sabbathdayholyby doingnoworkon it,
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
and saidto them, "Whoeverreceivesthischildin My namereceivesMe, and whoeverreceivesMe receivesHim who sentMe; for the onewho is leastamongallof you, thisis the one who is great."
"You are My friendsifyou dowhatI commandyou.
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
For as manyas are of the worksof the Laware undera curse;for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHODOES NOT ABIDEBY ALL THINGSWRITTENIN THE BOOKOF THE LAW,TO PERFORMTHEM."
"It shall comeabout, ifyou listenobedientlyto my commandmentswhichI am commandingyou today,to lovethe LORDyour Godand to serveHim with allyour heartand allyour soul,
the blessing,ifyou listento the commandmentsof the LORDyour God,whichI am commandingyou today;
ifonlyyou listenobedientlyto the voiceof the LORDyour God,to observecarefullyallthiscommandmentwhichI am commandingyou today.
"The LORDhas todaydeclaredyou to be His people,a treasuredpossession,as He promisedyou, and that you should keepallHis commandments;
and that He will setyou highaboveallnationswhichHe has made,for praise,fame,and honor;and that you shall be a consecratedpeopleto the LORDyour God,as He has spoken."
"The LORDwill makeyou the headand not the tail,and you onlywill be above,and you will not be underneath,ifyou listento the commandmentsof the LORDyour God,whichI chargeyou today,to observe[them] carefully,
