Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
In Context
1A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
3that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:28The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
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 →