Psalms 78:6

So that the generation to come might know them; The children, which should be born, and rise up, Who should declare them to their children;

Noyes Bible

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

5For he appointed statutes in Jacob, And established a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers To make known to their children;

7That they might put their trust in God, And not forget his deeds, But keep his commandments;

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Cross References

Psalms 22:31They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.

Psalms 71:18And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation,-Thy mighty power to all that are to come!

Psalms 102:18This shall be written for the generation to come, That the people to be born may praise Jehovah.

Joel 1:3Tell ye your children of it, 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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