Psalm 78:1-4

New International Version

Psalm 78

A maskil^[a] of Asaph.

¹My people, hear my teaching;^(A)
    listen to the words of my mouth.
²I will open my mouth with a parable;^(B)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
³things we have heard and known,
    things our ancestors have told us.^(C)
⁴We will not hide them from their descendants;^(D)
    we will tell the next generation^(E)
the praiseworthy deeds^(F) of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders^(G) he has done.

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Psalm 78:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Psalm 78:12-16

New International Version

¹²He did miracles^(A) in the sight of their ancestors
    in the land of Egypt,^(B) in the region of Zoan.^(C)
¹³He divided the sea^(D) and led them through;
    he made the water stand up like a wall.^(E)
¹⁴He guided them with the cloud by day
    and with light from the fire all night.^(F)
¹⁵He split the rocks^(G) in the wilderness
    and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
¹⁶he brought streams out of a rocky crag
    and made water flow down like rivers.