Deuteronomy 8:6 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore shalt thou keepe the commandements of the Lord thy God, that thou mayest walke in his wayes, and feare him.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 8:4 Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon thee, neither did thy foote swell those fourtie yeeres.

Deuteronomy 8:5 Knowe therefore in thine heart, that as a man nourtereth his sonne, so the Lord thy God nourtereth thee.

Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore shalt thou keepe the commandements of the Lord thy God, that thou mayest walke in his wayes, and feare him.

Deuteronomy 8:7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land in the which are riuers of water and fountaines, and depthes that spring out of valleis and mountaines:

Deuteronomy 8:8 A land of wheate and barley, and of vineyards, and figtrees, and pomegranates: a land of oyle oliue and hony:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "shalt", "thou", "keepe", "commandements", "lord", and "mayest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Knowe therefore in thine heart that as..." into verse 7's "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee...", so "therefore" and "shalt" 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 "therefore" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.