Psalms 78:4

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² 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.

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.

⁵ For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

⁶ that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
WEB: We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.
ASV: We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.
DARBY: We will not hide [them] from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.
BLB: We will not hide [them] from their children, recounting to a following generation: The praises of YHWH, and His strength, and His wonders that He has done.

ÅB: det vil vi ikke dølge for deres barn, men for den kommende slekt fortelle Herrens pris og hans styrke og de undergjerninger som han har gjort.
OTB: Vi vil ikke skjule dem for deres barn,
Men vi vil forkynne for den kommende generasjon Herrens lovsanger,
Og Hans makt og de underfulle gjerninger Han har utført.
B1930: det vil vi ikke dølge for deres barn, men for den kommende slekt fortelle Herrens pris og hans styrke og de undergjerninger som han har gjort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 11:19
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Joel 1:3
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
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Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
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Psalms 145:4–6
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
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Deuteronomy 6:7
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Psalms 71:17–18
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
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Psalms 10:1–5
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
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Joshua 4:6–7
to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
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