Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 78:6
6that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children
Psalms 78:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
- New International Version (NIV)so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,
- New King James Version (NKJV)That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,
Context of Psalms 78:6
4We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. 5For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children 7that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments. 8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:6 word by word
לְמַ֤עַן יֵדְע֨וּ׀ דּ֣וֹר אַ֭חֲרוֹן בָּנִ֣ים יִוָּלֵ֑דוּ יָ֝קֻ֗מוּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
- the comingאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
- generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
- would know themיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- even childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- yet to be bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- to ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- and tellסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
Cross-references for Psalms 78:6
- Psalms 48:13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
- Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalms 102:18Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
- Esther 9:28These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.
- Psalms 90:16May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
- Deuteronomy 4:10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
- Joshua 22:24But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
- Joel 1:3Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A testimony in Jocob - This may signify the various ordinances, rites, and ceremonies prescribed by the law; and the word law may mean the moral law, or system of religious instruction, teaching them their duty to God, to their neighbor, and to themselves. These were commanded to the fathers - the patriarchs and primitive Hebrews, that they should make them known to their children, who should make them known to the generation that was to come, whose…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6That the generation to come might know them - That people in future times might enjoy the benefit of them as their fathers had done, and that they should then send them forward to those who were to succeed them. Who should arise and declare them to their children - Who, as they appeared on the stage of life, should receive the trust, and send it onward to future ages. Thus the world makes progress; thus one age starts where the previous one left off…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The telling of the story should motivate God’s people to obey what he commanded (Deuteronomy 6:4–9).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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