Psalms 78:6

that the next generation should know it, that the children yet to be born should arise and tell their children;

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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

5He set up a testimony in Jacob, a law he appointed in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to make known to their children,

7that in God they might put their confidence, and not forget God’s works; but that they might keep his commandments,

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Cross References

Joshua 22:24Let the Lord himself punish us, if we did not do this in the fear that, later, descendants might say to our descendants, ‘What relationship do you have with the Lord the God of Israel?

Psalms 22:31they will declare his righteousness to people yet to be born: He has done it.

Psalms 71:18Even in old age and grey hair, O God, do not forsake me. Still would I tell of your might unto all generations to come.

Psalms 102:18Let this be recorded for ages to come, that the Lord may be praised by a people yet unborn.

Joel 1:3Recount it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the generation that follows.

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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