Deuteronomy 6:1 (KJV)

Passage

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

Deuteronomy 6:2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commandments", "statutes", "judgments", "lord", "commanded", "teach", "might", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commandments" and "statutes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "That thou mightest fear the LORD thy...", so "commandments" and "statutes" should be read forward into that movement. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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