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Psalms 78:5-8

Teaching the Next Generation Through Israel's Rebellion, God's Mercy, and the Chosen Shepherd King

Psalm 78 moves from a summons to teach the coming generation, through a sweeping remembrance of wilderness rebellion, exodus mercy, judgment, and land failure, into God's rejection of Shiloh and Ephraim and His gracious choice of Judah, Zion, and David as shepherd-king.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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

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

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

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Verse 5

Cross-references

Psalms 147:19Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:4Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:45Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:7Classic cross-references Genesis 18:19Classic cross-references

Original words

For He establishedוַיָּ֤קֶםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara testimonyעֵד֨וּת׀H5715Noun - feminine singularin Jacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בH3290Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand appointedשָׂ֤םH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulara lawוְתוֹרָה֮H8451Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לH3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeHe commandedצִ֭וָּהH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerour fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּH1Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralto teachלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םH3045Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralto their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃H1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Psalms 22:31Classic cross-references Psalms 71:18Classic cross-references Joel 1:3Classic cross-references Psalms 102:18Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:10Classic cross-references

Original words

thatלְמַ֤עַןH4616Conjunctionthe comingאַ֭חֲרוֹןH314Adjective - masculine singulargenerationדּ֣וֹרH1755Noun - masculine singularwould know themיֵדְע֨וּ׀H3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraleven childrenבָּנִ֣יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralyet to be bornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּH3205Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto ariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּH6965Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland tellוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּH5608Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir [own] childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃H1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 5:29Classic cross-references Revelation 14:12Classic cross-references 1 John 5:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:9Classic cross-references John 14:21Classic cross-references

Original words

that they should putוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir confidenceכִּ֫סְלָ֥םH3689Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralin Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםH430Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralnotוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleforgettingיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּH7911Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural[His]אֵ֑לH410Noun - masculine singularworksמַֽעַלְלֵי־H4611Noun - masculine plural constructbut keepingיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃H5341Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralHis commandmentsוּמִצְוֺתָ֥יוH4687Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 51:10Classic cross-references Luke 9:62Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:58Classic cross-references Luke 1:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 48:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Then they will notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebeיִהְי֨וּ׀H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurallike their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םH1Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plurala stubbornסוֹרֵ֪רH5637Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand rebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הH4784Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulargenerationדּוֹר֮H1755Noun - masculine singular-דּ֭וֹרH1755Noun - masculine singularwhose heartלִבּ֑וֹH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwas notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleloyalהֵכִ֣יןH3559Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhose spiritרוּחֽוֹ׃H7307Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularwas notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlefaithfulנֶאֶמְנָ֖הH539Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶת־H854PrepositionGodאֵ֣לH410Noun - masculine singular

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