Deuteronomy 9:4

Don’t say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, saying, “For my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land”; because Yahweh drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.

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WEBBE

Don’t say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out from before you, “For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land;” because the LORD drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.

BSB

When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

KJV

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

ASV

Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.

BBE

And after the Lord has sent them in flight from before you, say not in your heart, Because of my righteousness the Lord has given me this land; when it is because of their evil-doing that the Lord is driving these nations out before you.

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אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תֹּאמַר to·mar you say H559 בִּלְבָבְךָ bil·va·ve·kha in heart your H3824 בַּהֲדֹף ba·ha·dof when drives out H1920 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 מִלְּפָנֶיךָ mi·le·fa·nei·kha from to before you H6440 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 בְּצִדְקָתִי be·tzid·ka·ti in righteousness my H6666 הֱבִיאַנִי he·vi·'a·ni he has brought me H935 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לָרֶשֶׁת la·re·shet to take possession of H3423 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 וּבְרִשְׁעַת u·ve·rish·'at and in [the] wickedness of H7564 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim the nations H1471 הָאֵלֶּה ha·'e·leh (the) these H428 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 מוֹרִישָׁם mo·ri·sham [is] dispossessing them H3423 מִפָּנֶיךָ mi·pa·nei·kha from before you H6440

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This was to drive them to God, and engage their hope in him. He assures them of victory, by the presence of God with them. He cautions them not to have the least thought of their own righteousness, as if that procured this favour at God's hand. In Christ we have both righteousness and strength; in Him we must glory, not in ourselves, nor in any sufficiency of our own. It is for the wickedness of these nations that God drives them out. All whom God rejects, are rejected for their own wickedness; but none whom he accepts are accepted for their own righteousness. Thus boasting is for ever done away: see Ep 2:9, 11, 12.

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HumilitySelf-RighteousnessGrace Of God

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.