Psalm 78:5

New English Translation

⁵He established a rule^[a] in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants,^[b]

Psalm 78:5 tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).
Psalm 78:5 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the Lord’s mighty deeds (see vv. 3-4).

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