Psalms 78:2-8

2I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past  —

3things we have heard and known and that our ancestors have passed down to us.

4We will not hide them from their children, but will tell a future generation the praiseworthy acts of the Lord, his might, and the wondrous works he has performed.

5He established a testimony in Jacob and set up a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children

6so that a future generation — children yet to be born — might know. They were to rise and tell their children

7so that they might put their confidence in God and not forget God’s works, but keep his commands.

8Then they would not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not loyal and whose spirit was not faithful to God.