Deuteronomy 4:8

Modern

And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

Traditional

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Literal

And what is the great nation that has righteous statutes and ordinances according to all this law that I set before you this day?

Latin

Quæ est enim alia gens sic inclyta, ut habeat cæremonias, justaque judicia, et universam legem, quam ego proponam hodie ante oculos vestros?

Hebrew

English

And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

Israel's laws were righteous and fair because they came from God.

Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 147:19–20
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Romans 7:12–14
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
Psalm 119:86
All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
Deuteronomy 10:12–13
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Psalm 119:127–128
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
2 Timothy 3:16–17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Psalm 19:7–11
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalm 119:96
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.