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Psalms 78:5
5For 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;
Psalms 78:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
- English Standard Version (ESV)He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,
- New King James Version (NKJV)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;
Context of Psalms 78:5
3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us: 4We will not hide [them] from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done. 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; 6That the generation to come might know [them], the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell [them] to their children, 7And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but observe his commandments;
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:5 word by word
וַיָּ֤קֶם עֵד֨וּת׀ בְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗ב וְתוֹרָה֮ שָׂ֤ם בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִ֭וָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ לְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗ם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- establishedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- appointedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
- lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
- knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
Cross-references for Psalms 78:5
- Psalms 81:5He ordained it in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language that I knew not.
- Psalms 119:152From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
- Psalms 147:19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:45these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances that Moses declared to the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 6:7and thou shalt impress them on thy sons, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them unto your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.
- Romans 3:2Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.
- 1 John 5:9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God [which] he has witnessed concerning his Son.
- Exodus 25:16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.
- Exodus 40:3And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.
- Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:
- Genesis 18:19For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
- Ephesians 6:4And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For he established a testimony in Jacob - He ordained or appointed that which would be for a “witness” for him; that which would bear testimony to his character and perfections; that which would serve to remind them of what he was, and of his authority over them. Any law or ordinance of God is thus a standing and permanent witness in regard to his character as showing what he is. And appointed a law in Israel - That is, He gave law to Israel, or to the…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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