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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Psalms 78:4

2I will open my mouth with a parable. I will utter perplexing sayings from 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 next generation the praises of Adonai and His strength and the wonders He has done. 5For He established a testimony in Jacob and ordained Torah in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach their children, 6so that the next generation might know, even the children yet to be born: they will arise and tell 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 will praise Your works to another and declare Your mighty acts.
• Deuteronomy 4:9“Only be watchful and watch over your soul closely, so you do not forget the things your eyes have seen and they slip from your heart all the days of your life. You are to make them known to your children and your children’s children.
• Deuteronomy 6:7You are to teach them diligently to your children, and speak 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— your children to their children, their children to another generation.
• Psalms 71:18So even until I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, till I tell of Your strong arm to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
• Deuteronomy 11:19You are to 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 4:6Let this be a sign among you. When your children ask later saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
• Psalms 9:14Be compassionate to me, Adonai. See my affliction from those hating me. Lift me up from the gates of death.
• Psalms 10:1Why, Adonai, are You standing far off? Why hide Yourself in times of trouble?
• Psalms 145:5I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty and Your wonders.
• Isaiah 63:7I will remember the lovingkindnesses of Adonai, the praises of Adonai, according to all that Adonai has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted them according to His compassion, and according to the abundance 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)

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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