1 My people, hear my teaching;

listen to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth with a parable;

I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

3 things we have heard and known,

things our ancestors have told us.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;

incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

2 I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings from of old,

3 things that we have heard and known,

that our fathers have told us.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my law:

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable:

I will utter dark sayings of old:

3 Which we have heard and known,

And our fathers have told us.

1 O my people, listen to my instructions.

Open your ears to what I am saying,

2 for I will speak to you in a parable.

I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

3 stories we have heard and known,

stories our ancestors handed down to us.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my law;

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings of old,

3 Which we have heard and known,

And our fathers have told us.

1 My people, listen to my teaching;

listen to what I say.

2 I will speak using stories;

I will tell secret things from long ago.

3 We have heard them and known them

by what our ancestors have told us.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my law:

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings of old,

3 Which we have heard and known,

And our fathers have told us.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old, 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:

1 Open your ears to my teachings, my people. 

Turn your ears to the words from my mouth. 

2 I will open my mouth to illustrate points. 

I will explain what has been hidden long ago, 

3 things that we have heard and known about, 

things that our parents have told us. 

1 My people, hear my instruction;

listen to what I say.

2 I will declare wise sayings;

I will speak mysteries from the past —

3 things we have heard and known

and that our fathers have passed down to us.

1 Listen, O my people, to my teaching.

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will offer a parable with my mouth.

I will pour out riddles from long ago,

3 that we have heard and known,

and our ancestors have told us.

1 My people, listen to my teaching.

Pay attention to what I say.

2 I will open my mouth and tell stories.

I will speak about things that were hidden.

They happened a long time ago.

3 We have heard about them and we know them.

Our people who lived before us have told us about them.

1 Listen, O my people, to my instruction;

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings of old,

3 Which we have heard and known,

And our fathers have told us.