Deuteronomy 6:25 (DRB)

Passage

And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and do all his precepts before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Nearby Context

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

Deuteronomy 6:24 And the Lord commanded that we should do all these ordinances, and should fear the Lord our God, that it might be well with us all the days of our life, as it is at this day.

Deuteronomy 6:25 And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and do all his precepts before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "merciful", "keep", "precepts", "before", "lord", "hath", and "commanded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "merciful" and "keep", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the Lord commanded that we should...", giving immediate footing for "merciful" and "keep". In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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