Matthew Poole and continuators on Deuteronomy 9:6

6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness, for thou art a stiff-necked people .

Rebellious and perverse, and so destitute of all pretence of righteousness; such were the people, but there were divers particular persons amongst them truly righteous and holy, and yet even their righteousness is denyed to be the procuring cause of this land.

Marginal references: Exod. 32. 9. & 34. 9.