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Psalm 78:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 78 · verse 2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:Psalm 78:2 · King James Version
Psalm 78:2 in context
1Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
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Key words (Strong's)
- parablemâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912 →
- sayingschîydâha puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maximH2420 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- utternâbaʻto gush forthH5042 →
- openpâthachto open wideH6605 →
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These verses, which contain the preface to this history, show that the psalm answers the title; it is indeed Maschil - a psalm to give instruction; if we receive not the instruction it gives, it is our own fault. Here, I. The psalmist demands attention to what he wrote (Psa 78:1): Give ear, O my people! to my law.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8