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Psalm 78:5-6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 78 · verses 5–6
5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:Psalm 78:5-6 · King James Version
Psalm 78:5-6 in context
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.
5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- establishedqûwmto riseH6965 →
- generationdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- testimonyʻêdûwthtestimonyH5715 →
- appointedsûwmto putH7760 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- declareçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
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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