I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
1 A Maskil78:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Asaph.
Give ear, O my people, to my instruction;
listen to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden from the beginning,78:2 Or from ancient times; see also LXX; cited in Matthew 13:35
3 that we have heard and known
and our fathers have relayed to us.
4 We will not hide them from their children
but will declare to the next generation
the praises of the LORD and His might
and the wonders He has performed.