Psalms 78:2
Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
In Context
3Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:28Rooting them out of their land, in the heat of his wrath and passion, and driving them out into another land, as at this day.
Psalms 49:5\49:4\I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
Isaiah 46:9Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me;
Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:2-9
The Importance of Religious Instruction. 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord , and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our… Read the whole commentary →