Psalms 78:6

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 conceal them from their children, But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His power and His wondrous works that He has done. 5For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they were to teach them to their children, So that the generation to come would know, the children yet to be born, That they would arise and tell them to their children, 7So that they would put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But comply with His commandments, 8And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalms 78:6 word by word

לְמַ֤עַן יֵדְע֨וּ׀ דּ֣וֹר אַ֭חֲרוֹן בָּנִ֣ים יִוָּלֵ֑דוּ יָ֝קֻ֗מוּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Soמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• to comeאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• would knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• to be bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• they would ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• tellסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608

Cross-references for Psalms 78:6

• Psalms 48:13Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, So that you may tell of her to the next generation.
• Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
• Psalms 102:18This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
• Psalms 145:4One generation will praise Your works to another, And will declare Your mighty acts.
• Esther 9:28So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and these days of Purim were not to be neglected by the Jews, or their memory fade from their descendants.
• Psalms 90:16Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children.
• Deuteronomy 4:10Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me, that I may have them hear My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’
• Joshua 22:24But truly we have done this out of concern, for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your sons may say to our sons, “What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?
• Joel 1:3Tell your sons about it, And have your sons tell their sons, And their sons 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

Topics related to Psalms 78:6

• Children
• Commandments
• Faith
• God Continued...
• Hope
• Instruction
• Parents
• School
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Compassion
• Consume
• Gush
• Limit
• Psalms
• Dark Sayings
• God
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• Korahites; Sons of Korah

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