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An instruction[a] of Asaph

Remembering God in Times of Trouble

78 Listen, my people, to my instruction.
    Hear[b] the words of my mouth.
I will tell[c] a parable,
    speaking riddles from long ago—
things that we have heard and known
    and that our ancestors related to us.

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  1. Psalm 78:1 Lit. maskil
  2. Psalm 78:1 Lit. Stretch out your ear
  3. Psalm 78:2 Lit. will open my mouth in

Psalm 78

A maskil[a] of Asaph.

My people, hear my teaching;(A)
    listen to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth with a parable;(B)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
things we have heard and known,
    things our ancestors have told us.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term