Deuteronomy 26:19 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁹And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

Deuteronomy 26:19 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Deuteronomy 7:6
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:1
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Exodus 19:6
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 4:7-8
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16-19)

Two things Moses here urges to enforce all these precepts:—1. That they were the commands of God, Deut. 26:16. They were not the dictates of his own wisdom, nor were they enacted by any authority of his own, but infinite wisdom framed them, and the power of the King of kings made them binding to them: “ The Lord thy God commands thee, therefore thou art bound in duty and gratitude to obey him, and…