Psalms 78:2
I will open, in a parable, my mouth, I will pour forth enigmas out of antiquity;—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
In Context
1Give ear, O my people, to mine instruction, Bend your ear to the sayings of my mouth;
3Which we have heard, and come to know, And, our fathers, have recounted to us;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:28and therefore hath Yahweh rooted them out, from off their own soil, in anger and in wrath and in great indignation,—and cast them into another land as at this day.
Psalms 49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of calamity, Though the iniquity of them who lie in wait for me should enclose me?
Isaiah 46:9Remember ye the things named in advance from age-past times,—For, I, am, The Mighty One, and there is none else, The Adorable and there is none like me!
Matthew 13:34All these things, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto 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 →