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Psalm 78

Sal. 78:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I will open
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
my mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
in av parable
mashal (Hebrew #4912)
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
KJV usage: byword, like, parable, proverb.
Pronounce: maw-shawl'
Origin: apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action
: I will utter
naba` (Hebrew #5042)
to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
KJV usage: belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
Pronounce: naw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
dark sayings
chiydah (Hebrew #2420)
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
KJV usage: dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
Pronounce: khee-daw'
Origin: from 2330
of old
qedem (Hebrew #6924)
from 6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
KJV usage: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, X ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare 6926.
Pronounce: keh'-dem
Origin: or qedmah {kayd'-maw}
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Mt. 13:13,35• 13Por eso les hablo por parábolas; porque viendo no ven, y oyendo no oyen, ni entienden.
 35Para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el profeta, que dijo: Abriré en parábolas mi boca; Rebosaré cosas escondidas desde la fundación del mundo. (Mt. 13:13,35)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I will.
Sal. 49:4• 4Acomodaré á ejemplos mi oído: Declararé con el arpa mi enigma. (Sal. 49:4)
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Mt. 13:13,34‑35• 13Por eso les hablo por parábolas; porque viendo no ven, y oyendo no oyen, ni entienden.
 34Todo esto habló Jesús por parábolas á las gentes, y sin parábolas no les hablaba:
 35Para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el profeta, que dijo: Abriré en parábolas mi boca; Rebosaré cosas escondidas desde la fundación del mundo. (Mt. 13:13,34‑35)
dark sayings.
Pr. 1:6• 6Para entender parábola y declaración; Palabras de sabios, y sus dichos oscuros. (Pr. 1:6)
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Mt. 13:11‑13• 11Y él respondiendo, les dijo: Por que á vosotros es concedido saber los misterios del reino de los cielos; mas á ellos no es concedido.
 12Porque á cualquiera que tiene, se le dará, y tendrá más; pero al que no tiene, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.
 13Por eso les hablo por parábolas; porque viendo no ven, y oyendo no oyen, ni entienden. (Mt. 13:11‑13)
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Mr. 4:34• 34Y sin parábola no les hablaba; mas á sus discípulos en particular declaraba todo. (Mr. 4:34)
• He is about to utter a parable: he gives us, in fact, history. While, however it is history that shows us the failure of the people of God, it is also a parable to teach the hidden way of God to those who incline their ear to hear (Psa. 77:19). (“Psalms 78” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utterf riddles from of old,

JND Translation Notes

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As Ps. 19.2.