Deuteronomy 11:27

27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today;

Deuteronomy 11:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
ESV
27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today,
NLT
27 You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.
MSG
27 The Blessing: if you listen obediently to the commandments of God, your God, which I command you today.
CSB
27 [there will be] a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today,

Deuteronomy 11:27 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:27

A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God,
&c.] That is, a blessing should come upon them, even all temporal blessings they stood in need of; they should be blessed in body and estate, in their families, and in their flocks, in town and country; see ( Deuteronomy 28:1-6 ) ,

which I command you this day;
afresh repeated to them, and enjoined them the observation of it in the name of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 11:27 In-Context

25 No one will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse—
27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today;
28 the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
29 When the LORD your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim the blessings, and on Mount Ebal the curses.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Psalms 24:5
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