Deuteronomy 31:8 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:6 Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:7 And Moses called Josue, and said to him before all Israel: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring this people into the land which the Lord swore he would give to their fathers, and thou shalt divide it by lot.

Deuteronomy 31:8 And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the ancients of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:10 And he commanded them, saying: After seven years, in the year of remission, in the feast of tabernacles,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "leader", "himself", "thee", "leave", and "forsake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "leader", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Moses called Josue and said to..." into verse 9's "And Moses wrote this law and delivered...", so "lord" and "leader" 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 "leader" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.