Deuteronomy 8:11

11 "Make certain that you do not forget the Lord your God; do not fail to obey any of his laws that I am giving you today. 1

Deuteronomy 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 8:11

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God
The Father of mercies and fountain of goodness, the author and donor of every good and perfect gift. Plenty is apt to induce a forgetfulness of God, when on the contrary one would think it should keep him in continual remembrance, and engage to daily thankfulness to him:

in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes,
which I command thee this day;
gave a repetition of, and in the name of God afresh enjoined them, even laws moral, ceremonial, and judicial, which, when not observed, God is forgotten.

Deuteronomy 8:11 In-Context

9 There you will never go hungry or ever be in need. Its rocks have iron in them, and from its hills you can mine copper.
10 You will have all you want to eat, and you will give thanks to the Lord your God for the fertile land that he has given you.
11 "Make certain that you do not forget the Lord your God; do not fail to obey any of his laws that I am giving you today.
12 When you have all you want to eat and have built good houses to live in
13 and when your cattle and sheep, your silver and gold, and all your other possessions have increased,

Cross References 1

  • 1. 8.11-16Hosea 13.5, 6.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.