Psalms 78:4

Psalms 78:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
• New International Version (NIV)We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
• New Living Translation (NLT)We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.

Context of Psalms 78:4

2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful 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 should make them known to their children; 6That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,

Psalms 78:4 word by word

לֹ֤א נְכַחֵ֨ד׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֲר֗וֹן מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים תְּהִלּ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We will not hideכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• from their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shewingסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• to the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• to comeאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• the praisesתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and his strengthעֱזוּז‛ĕzûz · strengthH5807
• and his wonderful worksפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
• that he hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 78:4

• Psalms 145:4One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
• Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,
• Deuteronomy 6:7You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
• Joel 1:3Tell your children about it, Let your children tell their children, And their children another generation.
• Psalms 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.
• Deuteronomy 11:19You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
• Joshua 4:6that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
• Psalms 9:14That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.
• Psalms 10:1Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
• Psalms 145:5I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
• Isaiah 63:7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord And the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4We will not hide them - In those ancient times there was very little reading, because books were exceedingly scarce; tradition was therefore the only, or nearly the only, means of preserving the memory of past events. They were handed down from father to son by parables or pithy sayings and by chronological poems. This very Psalm is of this kind, and must have been very useful to the Israelites, as giving instructions concerning their ancient history, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4We will not hide them from their children - From their descendants, however remote. We of this generation will be faithful in handing down these truths to future times. We stand between past generations and the generations to come. We are entrusted by those who have gone before us with great and important truths; truths to be preserved and transmitted in their purity to future ages. That trust committed to us we will faithfully discharge. These truths…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4This story of what God has done should be told from generation to generation (see Deuteronomy 6:20–25; Proverbs 4:1–4).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 78:4

• Children
• Commandments
• God Continued...
• Instruction
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Compassion
• Consume
• Gush
• Limit
• Psalms
• Dark Sayings
• God
• Hezekiah (2)
• 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