Psalms 78:2

I will open with a parable my mouth: I will utter riddles out of ancient times;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

In Context

1“A Maskil of Assaph.” Give ear, O my people, to my instruction: incline thy ear to the words of my mouth.

3Which we have heard and know, and which our fathers have related unto us.

Read all of Psalms 78

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:28(29:27) And the Lord plucked them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and he cast them into another land, as it is this day.

Psalms 49:5(49:6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my oppressors encompasseth me?—

Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of olden times; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is nothing like me.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Psalms 78:2