1 Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old;

3 That which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us,

4 We will not hide from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength, and His wondrous works that He hath done.