Psalms 78:6

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.

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

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

7 that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

8 Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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

Compare

BSB
that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children
KJV
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
WEB
that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,
ASV
That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
DARBY
That the generation to come might know [them], the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell [them] to their children,
BLB
so that a following generation would know them—the sons to be born—to arise and recount to their sons,
ÅB
for at den kommende slekt, de barn som skulle fødes, kunne kjenne dem, kunne stå fram og fortelle dem for sine barn
OTB
For at den kommende generasjon skulle kjenne det, de barn som ennå ikke er født,
At de skulle stå opp og fortelle det til sine barn,
B1930
forat den kommende slekt, de barn som skulde fødes, kunde kjenne dem, kunde stå frem og fortelle dem for sine barn

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • Psalms 102:18

    Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

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  • Psalms 90:16

    May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

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  • Esther 9:28

    These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:10

    The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”

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  • Psalms 145:4

    One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

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  • Psalms 22:31

    They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.

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  • Psalms 71:18

    Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

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