Psalm 78:4-7

Tell the Coming Generation

4 We will not m hide them from their children,
but n tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
and o the wonders that he has done.

5 He established p a testimony in q Jacob
and appointed a law in q Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6 that r the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
7 so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget s the works of God,
but t keep his commandments;

  1. Cross References
    Job 15:18
    (what wise men have told, without hiding it from their fathers.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 12:26 - 27
    And when your children say to you, 'What do you...
    Exodus 13:8
    You shall tell your son on that day, 'It is bec...
    Exodus 13:14
    And when in time to come your son asks you, 'Wh...
    Deuteronomy 11:19
    You shall teach them to your children, talking ...
    Joshua 4:6 - 7
    That this may be a sign among you. When your ch...
    Joel 1:3
    Tell your children of it, and let your children...
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 78:11
    They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.
    Psalms 78:32
    In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 19:7
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
    Psalms 81:5
    He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 147:19
    He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 147:19
    He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 78:4
    We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
    Psalms 102:18
    Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord :
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 77:12
    I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 105:45
    That they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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