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God’s Faithfulness in Israel’s History

78A maskil of Asaph.a

1Listen, O my people, to my teaching.

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2I will offerb a parable with my mouth.

I will pour out riddles from long ago,

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. bHebrew “open”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A Maskil of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;

incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings from of old,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A maskil of Asaph.

My people, hear my teaching;

listen to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth with a parable;

I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A Maskil of Asaph.

My people, hear my instruction;

listen to the words from my mouth.

I will declare wise sayings;

I will speak mysteries from the past—

NLTNew Living Translation

A psalm of Asaph.

O my people, listen to my instructions.

Open your ears to what I am saying,

for I will speak to you in a parable.

I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

KJV 1900King James Version

Maschil of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my law:

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth in a parable:

I will utter dark sayings of old: