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Psalms 78:1
1My people, listen to what I am teaching you. Listen to the words that I speak.
Psalms 78:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Context of Psalms 78:1
My people, listen to what I am teaching you. Listen to the words that I speak. 2I will tell you something to make you wise. Then you will understand things that happened long ago. 3We have heard about these things and we know them. Our ancestors have told them to us,
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:1 word by word
הַאֲזִ֣ינָה עַ֭מִּי תּוֹרָתִ֑י הַטּ֥וּ אָ֝זְנְכֶ֗ם לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:1
- Psalms 74:1God, have you turned against us for ever? Why are you so angry with us? We belong to you, so please take care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
- 2 Chronicles 15:1God's Spirit came to Oded's son Azariah.
- 2 Chronicles 16:1After Asa had been king of Judah for 36 years, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah. He put a group of his soldiers in Ramah and he made it a strong town. As a result, nobody could travel into Judah or out of Judah, where King Asa ruled.
- Psalms 49:1Listen to this, people from every nation. Yes, listen carefully, everyone who lives in this world!
- Psalms 51:4It is you that I have done bad things against, only you! I have done things that are evil, as you know. And so you are fair when you speak against me. You are right when you say that I am guilty.
- Judges 5:3Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to worship the Lord. Yes, I will praise him with a song. He is the Lord, Israel's God.
- Proverbs 8:4‘I call out to all of you, wherever you live on earth.
- Isaiah 51:4‘Listen to me, my people. Listen carefully, my nation. I will tell all people about my laws. I will cause my justice to be like a light to all nations.
- Isaiah 55:3Come to me and listen carefully. If you accept my teaching, you will have real life! Then I will make a covenant with you, to be my people. My promise will continue for ever, like the promise that I made to King David.
- Matthew 13:9Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say!’
Commentaries on Psalms 78:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Give ear, O my people - This is the exordium of this very pathetic and instructive discourse.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Give ear, O my people - This is not an address of God, but an address of the king or ruler of the people, calling their attention to an important subject; to wit, his right to rule over them, or showing why the power had been vested in him. To my law - The word law here seems to mean what he would say, as if what he should choose to say would have the force and authority of law. What follows is not exactly law in the sense that it was a rule to be obeyed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Attention called for. (1-8) The history of Israel. (9-39) Their settlement in Canaan. (40-55) The mercies of God to Israel contrasted with their ingratitude. (56-72) Verses 1-8 These are called dark and deep sayings, because they are carefully to be looked into. The law of God was given with a particular charge to teach it diligently to their children, that the church may abide for ever. Also, that the providences of God, both in mercy and in judgment…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The introduction is an invitation to learn wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-721. my people ... my law--the language of a religious teacher (Psa 78:2; La 3:14; Ro 2:16, 27; compare Psa 49:4). The history which follows was a "dark saying," or riddle, if left unexplained, and its right apprehension required wisdom and attention.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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