Psalms 78:5

When he set up a testimony in Jacob, And, a law, appointed in Israel,—Which he commanded our fathers, That they might make them known to their children;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

In Context

4We will not withhold [them] from their children, To a later generation, recounting the praises of Yahweh, Even his might and his wonders which he wrought;

6To the end, A later generation, might come to know, Children who should be born, Who should arise, and recount [them] to their children;

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Cross References

Exodus 12:27Then shall ye say—A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed-over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians but our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.

Exodus 25:21And thou shalt put the propitiatory upon the ark above,—and in the ark, shalt thou put the testimony, which I will give unto thee.

Exodus 40:20And he took and placed the testimony within the ark, and put the staves upon the ark,—and placed the propitiatory upon the ark, above;

Deuteronomy 6:7and thou shalt impress them upon thy sons, and shalt speak of them,—when thou sittest in thy house and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up;

Deuteronomy 31:13and that their children who know not, may hear and learn, that they may revere Yahweh your God,—all the days that ye are living upon the soil, which ye are passing over the Jordan to possess.

Psalms 19:7The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;

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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