Revised Version 1895
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 children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wondrous works that 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, even the children which should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children: 7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep 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
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
- knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
Cross-references for Psalms 78:5
- Psalms 81:5He appointed it in Joseph for testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I knew not.
- Psalms 119:152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, 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 judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt;
- Deuteronomy 6:7and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
- Romans 3:2Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
- 1 John 5:9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.
- Exodus 25:16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
- Exodus 40:3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
- Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
- Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
- Ephesians 6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening 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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