Deuteronomy 7:11 (DRB)

Passage

Keep therefore the precepts and ceremonies and judgments, which I command thee this day to do.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 7:9 And thou shalt know that the Lord thy God, he is a strong and faithful God, keeping his covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, unto a thousand generations:

Deuteronomy 7:10 And repaying forthwith them that hate him, so as to destroy them, without further delay immediately rendering to them what they deserve.

Deuteronomy 7:11 Keep therefore the precepts and ceremonies and judgments, which I command thee this day to do.

Deuteronomy 7:12 If after thou hast heard these judgments, thou keep and do them, the Lord thy God will also keep his covenant to thee, and the mercy which he swore to thy fathers:

Deuteronomy 7:13 And he will love thee and multiply thee, and will bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy vintage, thy oil, and thy herds, and the flocks of thy sheep upon the land, for which he swore to thy fathers that he would give it thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "keep", "therefore", "precepts", "ceremonies", "judgments", "command", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "keep" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And repaying forthwith them that hate him..." into verse 12's "If after thou hast heard these judgments...", so "keep" 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 "keep" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.