You must worship only the Lord your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But you shall fear Yahweh your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
- KJV But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
- BSB but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”
- NKJV But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.”
- NASB But you shall fear the Lord your God; and He will save you from the hand of all your enemies.”
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Quick answer
If they fear the LORD their God, He will deliver them from all their enemies. Covenant faithfulness brings God's protection.
Overview
The covenant promise assures that wholehearted fear of the LORD secures His deliverance from every enemy. This pledge highlights the blessing forfeited by Israel's idolatry and offered freely to the obedient. It points to the deeper truth that ultimate deliverance from every foe comes through trusting the God who saves His people.
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Cross-references · 9
- Luke 1:74–75to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
- 1 Sam 12:24Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
- Neh 9:27Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries.
- 2 Kgs 17:36but you shall fear Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
- Matt 10:28Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
- Luke 1:50His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him.
- Jer 10:7Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.
- Luke 1:71salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
- Isa 8:12–14“Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized.
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