Psalm 78:1
New International Version
A maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.

New Living Translation
O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying,

English Standard Version
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

Berean Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

King James Bible
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

New King James Version
A Contemplation of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

New American Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Listen, my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

NASB 1995
A Maskil of Asaph. Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

NASB 1977
Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Legacy Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Amplified Bible
A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of Asaph. Listen, O my people, to my teaching; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth [and be willing to learn].

Christian Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. † My people, hear my instruction; listen to the words from my mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my instruction; listen to what I say.

American Standard Version
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My people, give ear to my Law and be persuaded and incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A Psalm of instruction for Asaph. Give heed, O my people, to my law: incline your ear to the words of my mouth.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, I beg you to listen as I teach.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Understanding for Asaph. Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

English Revised Version
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[A [maskil] by Asaph.] Open your ears to my teachings, my people. Turn your ears to the words from my mouth.

Good News Translation
Listen, my people, to my teaching, and pay attention to what I say.

International Standard Version
Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Literal Standard Version
AN INSTRUCTION OF ASAPH. Give ear, O my people, to my law, | Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

Majority Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

New American Bible
A maskil of Asaph. Attend, my people, to my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.

NET Bible
A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!

New Revised Standard Version
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

New Heart English Bible
[A contemplation by Asaph.] Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ear to the words of my mouth.

World English Bible
A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
1A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. 2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,…

Cross References
Psalm 49:1
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

Isaiah 51:4
Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.

Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant--My loving devotion promised to David.


Treasury of Scripture

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

A.

Psalm 74:1
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

2 Chronicles 15:1
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 Chronicles 16:1
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

Psalm 49:1-3
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: …

Psalm 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Judges 5:3
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
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(1) For the formal opening see Psalm 49:1, Note.

My people.--An expression pointing to a position of weight and authority.

My law.--Here, rather instruction, or doctrine.

Verses 1-8. - The introduction calls special attention to the teaching that is about to be put forth, which it declares to be traditional (ver. 3), and, further, to be the sort of instruction which God had especially commanded to be given to his people by their teachers (vers. 5, 6) for their edification (vers. 7, 8). Verse 1. - Give ear, O my people, to my law; rather, to my teaching. Hat-torah - torah with the article - is "the Law;" but torah alone is any teaching or instruction. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Dr. Kay regards the words of ver. 1 as "God's own words,"

(1) on account of the expression, "O my people;" and

(2) on account of "my Law." But "my people" is not inappropriate in the mouth of a psalmist, and occurs in Psalm 59:11 and Psalms 144:2. It "indicates the love in which the effort of the psalmist originated" (Hengstenberg). And "law," as already observed, is not the proper, or at any rate not the only, meaning of torah.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
A Maskil
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל (maś·kîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4905: Instructive, a didactic poem

of Asaph.
לְאָ֫סָ֥ף (lə·’ā·sāp̄)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

Give ear,
הַאֲזִ֣ינָה (ha·’ă·zî·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen

O my people,
עַ֭מִּי (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

to my instruction;
תּוֹרָתִ֑י (tō·w·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

listen
הַטּ֥וּ (haṭ·ṭū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to the words
לְאִמְרֵי־ (lə·’im·rê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 561: Something said

of my mouth.
פִֽי׃ (p̄î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


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