Psalms 78:2 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 78:2

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

KJV

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

These are called dark sayings, not because they are hard to be understood, but because they are greatly to be admired and carefully to be looked into. This is said to be fulfilled in the parables which our Saviour put forth ( Matt. xiii. 35 ), which were (as this) representations of the state of the kingdom of God among men.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֶפְתְּחָ֣ה	'ef.te.Chah	I will open	H6605 →
בְמָשָׁ֣ל	ve.ma.Shal	in a parable	H4912 →
פִּ֑י	Pi	mouth my	H6310 →
אַבִּ֥יעָה	'a.Bi.'ah	I will pour forth	H5042 →
חִ֝יד֗וֹת	chi.Dot	riddles	H2420 →
מִנִּי־	mi.ni-	from	H4480 →
קֶֽדֶם׃	Ke.dem	antiquity	H6924 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 1:6
by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
leads to
- Mark 4:11
  He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
- Psalms 49:4
  I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
- Hebrews 5:14
  But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- Acts 8:30–31
  So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
- Mark 4:34
  He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Through
Mark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
leads to
- John 16:25
  I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- Mark 4:10
  As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
Through
Psalms 49:4
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
leads to
- Matthew 13:35
  So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms