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Psalms 78:4
4We will not hide them from their children, But [we will] tell to the generation to come the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, And [tell of] His great might and power and the wonderful works that He has done.
Psalms 78:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
- New International Version (NIV)We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
- New King James Version (NKJV)We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
Context of Psalms 78:4
2I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples]; I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]— 3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, But [we will] tell to the generation to come the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, And [tell of] His great might and power and the wonderful works that He has done. 5For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach to their children [the great facts of God’s transactions with Israel], 6That the generation to come might know them, that the children still to be born May arise and recount them to their children,
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:4 word by word
לֹ֤א נְכַחֵ֨ד׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֲר֗וֹן מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים תְּהִלּ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- We will not hideכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
- from their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- shewingסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
- to the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
- to comeאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
- the praisesתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and his strengthעֱזוּז‛ĕzûz · strengthH5807
- and his wonderful worksפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
- that he hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Psalms 78:4
- Psalms 145:4One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.
- Deuteronomy 4:9“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]—
- Deuteronomy 6:7You shall teach them diligently to your children [impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths] and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.
- Joel 1:3Tell your children about it, And let your children tell their children, And their children the next generation.
- Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
- Deuteronomy 11:19You shall teach them [diligently] to your children [impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths], speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up.
- Joshua 4:6so that this may be a sign among you; when your children ask later, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
- Psalms 9:14That I may tell aloud all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.
- Psalms 10:1Why do You stand far away, O Lord? Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
- Psalms 145:5On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has done for us, And His great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has shown them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4We will not hide them - In those ancient times there was very little reading, because books were exceedingly scarce; tradition was therefore the only, or nearly the only, means of preserving the memory of past events. They were handed down from father to son by parables or pithy sayings and by chronological poems. This very Psalm is of this kind, and must have been very useful to the Israelites, as giving instructions concerning their ancient history, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4We will not hide them from their children - From their descendants, however remote. We of this generation will be faithful in handing down these truths to future times. We stand between past generations and the generations to come. We are entrusted by those who have gone before us with great and important truths; truths to be preserved and transmitted in their purity to future ages. That trust committed to us we will faithfully discharge. These truths…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4This story of what God has done should be told from generation to generation (see Deuteronomy 6:20–25; Proverbs 4:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-83-8. This history had been handed down (Ex 12:14; De 6:20) for God's honor, and that the principles of His law might be known and observed by posterity. This important sentiment is reiterated in (Psa 78:7, 8) negative form.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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