Deuteronomy 31:22 (KJV)

Passage

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

Deuteronomy 31:21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

Deuteronomy 31:22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

Deuteronomy 31:24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "therefore", "wrote", "song", "same", "taught", "children", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And it shall come to pass when..." into verse 23's "And he gave Joshua the son of...", so "moses" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "moses" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.