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Psalm 78
A maskil of Asaph.
O my people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
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I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
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what we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
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We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
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He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
to teach their children,
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so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
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Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.