Deuteronomy 11:21
So that your days, and the days of your children, may be long in the land which the Lord by his oath to your fathers said he would give them, like the days of the eternal heavens.
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20Writing them on the pillars of your houses and over the doors of your towns:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:40Then keep his laws and his orders which I give you today, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, and that your lives may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for ever.
Deuteronomy 6:2So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.
Psalms 72:5May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
Psalms 89:30\89:29\His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
Proverbs 9:11For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:19-26
18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord… Read the whole commentary →