Psalm 78:2

English Standard Version

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

Psalm 78:2

New International Version

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

³⁵This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:^[a]

^(A)“I will open my mouth in parables;
^(B)I will utter what has been hidden ^(C)since the foundation of the world.”

³⁵So was fulfilled^(A) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”^[a]^(B)

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)