1 Listen to what I have to teach you, my people; hear what I have to say.
2 I will tell you wise sayings;78:2. Or "proverbs." I will explain mysteries from the past
3 that we have heard before and reflected on; stories our forefathers passed down to us.
4 We will not keep them from our children; we will tell the next generation about God’s marvelous actions—about his power and the amazing things he has done.
5 He gave his laws to the descendants of Jacob; his instructions to the people of Israel. He commanded our forefathers to teach them to their children,
6 so that the next generation—children yet to be born—would understand and grow up to teach their children.
7 In this way they should place their trust in God and not forget what God has done, and keep his commandments.
8 Then they would not be like their forefathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation that was untrustworthy and unfaithful.