Psalms 78:6

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, 1 And upon the kingdoms which have not called upon thy name. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

In Context

5How long, O Lord? wilt thou be angry forever? 1 Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? 1

7For they have devoured Jacob, 1 And laid his place waste. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:2that ye may relate in the ears of your children, and to your children’s children, in how many things I have mocked the Egyptians, and my wonders which I wrought among them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Joshua 22:24But we have done this for the sake of precaution concerning this thing, saying, Lest hereafter your sons should say to our sons, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

Psalms 71:18Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders. 1

Psalms 102:18To them that keep his covenant, 1 And remember his commandments to do them. 1

Joel 1:3Tell your children concerning them, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

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 →

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