Psalms 78:2
I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
In Context
1An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
3That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:28and Jehovah doth pluck them from off their ground in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath, and doth cast them unto another land, as [at] this day.
Psalms 49:5Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.
Isaiah 46:9Remember former things of old, For I [am] Mighty, and there is none else, God — and there is none like Me.
Matthew 13:34All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking 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 →