who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.

A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!

So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path.

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.

The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.

Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.

and then you are careful to observe all these commandments I am giving you today (namely, to love the Lord your God and to always walk in his ways), then you must add three more cities to these three.

What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.

Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,