Deuteronomy 8:10-11
8:10 You will eat your fill and then praise the
Lord your God because of the good land he has given you.
Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God
8:11 Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.
Deuteronomy 10:12-15
An Exhortation to Love Both God and People
10:12 Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,
10:13 and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
10:14 The heavens – indeed the highest heavens – belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it.
10:15 However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples – as is apparent today.
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Narrative Interlude
26:16 Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.
26:17 Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.
26:18 And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.
26:19 Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has said.
Deuteronomy 28:47
The Curse of Military Siege
28:47 “Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,
Psalms 116:12-16
116:12 How can I repay the Lord
for all his acts of kindness to me?
116:13 I will celebrate my deliverance,
and call on the name of the Lord.
116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people.
116:15 The Lord values
the lives of his faithful followers.
116:16 Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;
I am your lowest slave.
You saved me from death.