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Psalms 78:3

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 78:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
Psalms 78:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 78

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.
5For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
6That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Which we have heard and known, etc.] The change of number from “I” to “we” have made some think that the disciples of Christ are here introduced speaking; but there is no need to suppose that, since our Lord uses the same form of speech, (<430311>John 3:11), and our fathers have told us; this may not only regard the Jewish ancestors, from whom our Lord descended according to the flesh, and so refer to the following account of the wonderful things done for the people of Israel; but also the divine Father of Christ, from whom, as his only begotten Son that lay in his bosom, and as Mediator, and the Angel of the great council, he heard and became acquainted with the secrets and mysteries of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“78:3-4 This story of what God has done should be told from generation to generation (see Deut 6:20-25; Prov 4:1-4).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 44:1, Psa 48:8; Exo 12:26, Exo 12:27, Exo 13:8, Exo 13:14, Exo 13:15 Psalms 78:4”
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