Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
In Context
1Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
3which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:28The LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and thrust them into another land, as it is today.”
Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old; 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 in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,
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 →