Psalm 78:2

New Catholic Bible

²I will open my mouth in parables^[a]
and expound the mysteries of the past.

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Psalm 78:2 Parables in Hebrew means comparisons, or any sayings with deeper meaning, which are to be understood via the hidden comparison; in this case, the parable is the whole psalm. This passage is used by Mt 13:35 as a foreshadowing of Christ’s teaching in parables (see also Ps 49:5; Ezek 17:2; 24:3).

Psalm 78:2

New King James Version

²I will open my mouth in a ^(A)parable;
I will utter ^[a]dark sayings of old,

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Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles

Psalm 78:2

New International Version

²I will open my mouth with a parable;^(A)
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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