Psalms 78:3

78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

KJV

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

78:4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

What does Psalms 78:3 mean?

Psalms 78:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), יָדַע (yâdaʻ), אָב (ʼâb).

Hebrew interlinear

Which

have

heardשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

and

known,יָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

and

our

fathersאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

have

toldסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

us.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:3.

2 Chronicles 33:13

And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

Psalms 44:1

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:3 say?

Psalms 78:3 (King James Version) reads: "Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us."

Is Psalms 78:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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