⁸ And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?

¹⁹ He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.

²⁰ He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.

¹² And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

¹³ Doing the orders of the Lord and keeping his laws which I give you this day for your good?

⁷ The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

⁸ The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹¹ By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

⁸⁶ All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.

⁹⁶ I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

¹²⁷ For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

¹²⁸ Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.

¹² But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.

¹³ Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.

¹⁴ For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

¹⁶ Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:

¹⁷ So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.