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Psalm 78:2-4
New English Translation
Psalm 78:2-4
New English Translation
2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;
I will make insightful observations about the past.[a]
3 What we have heard and learned[b]—
that which our ancestors[c] have told us—
4 we will not hide from their[d] descendants.
We will tell the next generation
about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,[e]
about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:2 tn Heb “I will open with a wise saying my mouth, I will utter insightful sayings from long ago.” Elsewhere the Hebrew word pair חִידָה + מָשָׁל (mashal + khidah) refers to a taunt song (Hab 2:6), a parable (Ezek 17:2), proverbial sayings (Prov 1:6), and an insightful song that reflects on the mortality of humankind and the ultimate inability of riches to prevent death (Ps 49:4).
- Psalm 78:3 tn Or “known.”
- Psalm 78:3 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 5, 8, 12, 57).
- Psalm 78:4 tn The pronominal suffix refers back to the “fathers” (“our ancestors,” v. 3).
- Psalm 78:4 tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.
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