Deuteronomy 6:24 (KJV)

Passage

And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:22 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

Deuteronomy 6:23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:24 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

Deuteronomy 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And he brought us out from thence..." into verse 25's "And it shall be our righteousness if...", so "lord" and "commanded" 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 "lord" and "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.