⁷ What other nation is so great^(A) as to have their gods near^(B) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? ⁸ And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws^(C) as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

Blessings for Obedience

28 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow^(A) all his commands^(B) I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.^(C)

¹³ The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow^(A) them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.^(B)

⁴⁴ They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them.^(A) They will be the head, but you will be the tail.^(B)

² And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted^(A) for the sake of his people Israel.