Deuteronomy 10:20

20 Reverently respect God, your God, serve him, hold tight to him, back up your promises with the authority of his name.

Deuteronomy 10:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 10:20

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God
Which includes the whole worship of him, external and internal:

him shalt thou serve;
heartily and sincerely, according to his revealed will, and him only:

and to him shall thou cleave;
and not turn aside to follow other gods, and worship them:

and swear by his name;
and his only, whenever it is necessary to take an oath, which should not be done rashly or on trivial accounts; and never by any creature, but by the living God; see ( Deuteronomy 6:13 ) .

Deuteronomy 10:20 In-Context

18 makes sure orphans and widows are treated fairly, takes loving care of foreigners by seeing that they get food and clothing.

19 You must treat foreigners with the same loving care - remember, you were once foreigners in Egypt.

20 Reverently respect God, your God, serve him, hold tight to him, back up your promises with the authority of his name.

21 He's your praise! He's your God! He did all these tremendous, these staggering things that you saw with your own eyes.

22 When your ancestors entered Egypt, they numbered a mere seventy souls. And now look at you - you look more like the stars in the night skies in number. And your God did it.