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Psalm 78:5-7
English Standard Version
Psalm 78:5-7
English Standard Version
5 He established (A)a testimony in (B)Jacob
and appointed a law in (C)Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6 that (D)the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
7 so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget (E)the works of God,
but (F)keep his commandments;
Psalm 78:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 78:5-7
New International Version
5 He decreed statutes(A) for Jacob(B)
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,(C)
and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget(D) his deeds
but would keep his commands.(E)
Psalm 78:5-7
New English Translation
Psalm 78:5-7
New English Translation
5 He established a rule[a] in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants,[b]
6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born,
might know about them.
They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.[c]
7 Then they will place their confidence in God.
They will not forget the works of God,
and they will obey[d] his commands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:5 tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).
- Psalm 78:5 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the Lord’s mighty deeds (see vv. 3-4).
- Psalm 78:6 tn Heb “in order that they might know, a following generation, sons [who] will be born, they will arise and will tell to their sons.”
- Psalm 78:7 tn Heb “keep.”
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