Deuteronomy 11:1
The Greatness of the LORD
111 Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.
Other Translations of Deuteronomy 11:1
King James Version
The Greatness of the LORD
111 Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
English Standard Version
The Greatness of the LORD
111 "You shall therefore love the Lord your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.
The Message
The Greatness of the LORD
111 So love God, your God; guard well his rules and regulations; obey his commandments for the rest of time.
New King James Version
The Greatness of the LORD
111 "Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.
New Living Translation
The Greatness of the LORD
111 "You must love the Lord your God and always obey his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:1
Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:1-7
(Read Deuteronomy 11:1-7)
Observe the connexion of these two; Thou shalt love the Lord, and keep his charge. Love will work in obedience, and that only is acceptable obedience which flows from a principle of love, 1 John 5:3. Moses recounts some of the great and terrible works of God which their eyes had seen. What our eyes have seen, especially in our early days, should affect us, and make us better long afterwards.