Psalms 78:2
1 Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
3 that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
4 We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
- KJV
- I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
- WEB
- I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
- ASV
- I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
- DARBY
- I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,
- BLB
- I will open my mouth in a parable; I will pour forth things hidden from of old,
- ÅB
- Jeg vil åpne min munn med visdomsord, jeg vil la utstrømme gåtefulle ord fra fordums tid.
- OTB
- Jeg vil tale i lignelser;
Jeg vil dele gamle gåter, - B1930
- Jeg vil oplate min munn med tankesprog, jeg vil la utstrømme gåtefulle ord fra fordums tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 13:34–35
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Read in contextMatthew 13:11–13
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Read in contextMark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Read in contextPsalms 49:4
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
Read in contextProverbs 1:6
by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Read in context