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Selected Verse: Psalms 78:3 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 78:3 |
King James |
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| This history had been handed down (Exo 12:14; Deu 6:20) for God's honor, and that the principles of His law might be known and observed by posterity. This important sentiment is reiterated in (Psa 78:7-8) negative form. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Which we have heard and known - Which have been communicated to us as certain truth.
And our fathers have told us - That is, we have heard and known them by their telling us; or, this is the means by which we have known them. They have come down to us by tradition from ancient times. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Which we have heard and known - We have heard the law, and known the facts. |
7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.