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Psalm 78:3-4
New English Translation
Psalm 78:3-4
New English Translation
3 What we have heard and learned[a]—
that which our ancestors[b] have told us—
4 we will not hide from their[c] descendants.
We will tell the next generation
about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,[d]
about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:3 tn Or “known.”
- Psalm 78:3 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 5, 8, 12, 57).
- Psalm 78:4 tn The pronominal suffix refers back to the “fathers” (“our ancestors,” v. 3).
- Psalm 78:4 tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.
Psalm 78:3-4
King James Version
Psalm 78:3-4
King James Version
3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4 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.
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