Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the assembled Israelites on the plains of Moab, just before their entry into Canaan, as part of a covenant renewal speech.

The words — נֶאֱמָן (ne'eman, "faithful") carries the sense of firmness and reliability, one who holds fast. The verse pairs אֱלֹהִים (Elohim, "God" as the divine being) with אֵל (El, "God" as the supreme one), distinguishing the office from the person.

The thread — The same claim of divine faithfulness recurs in Hebrews 10:23, 2 Timothy 2:13, and 2 Thessalonians 3:3, each time as the ground for human trust or endurance.

Why it lands — The verse is not a blanket promise but a covenant clause: God's faithfulness is pledged to those who love Him and keep His commandments, and the adjacent verse (7:10) states the reverse for those who do not.

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The Hebrew words

וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve./Ya.da'.taand/ you will know כִּֽי־ki-that יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your ה֣וּאhu'he הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha./'E.lo.Him[is] <the>/ God הָאֵל֙ha./'Elthe/ God הַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha./ne.'e.Man<the>/ faithful שֹׁמֵ֧רsho.Mer[who] keeps הַבְּרִ֣יתha./be.Ritthe/ covenant וְהַחֶ֗סֶדve./ha./Che.sedand/ <the>/ covenant loyalty לְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle./'o.ha.Va/vto/ [those who] love/ him וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu./le./sho.me.Reiand/ to/ [those who] keep מִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.to/vcommandments/ his לְאֶ֥לֶףle./'E.lefto/ a thousand דּֽוֹר׃Dorgeneration[s]

King James Version

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Cross-references

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Deuteronomy 5:10 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Exodus 20:6 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.