Deuteronomy 6:25 (YLT)

Passage

and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:23 and us He hath brought out thence, in order to bring us in, to give to us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:24 And Jehovah commandeth us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for good to ourselves all the days, to keep us alive, as <FI>at<Fi> this day;

Deuteronomy 6:25 and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "righteousness", "observe", "command", "before", "jehovah", "hath", and "commanded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "righteousness" and "observe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Jehovah commandeth us to do all...", giving immediate footing for "righteousness" and "observe". In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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