Psalms 78:1–2
GIVE ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
¶ Giue eare, O my people, to my Lawe: incline your eares to the wordes of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
*I will open my mouth in a parable: I wil vtter darke sayings of old:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal.49.5. matth. 13.35.
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- Isaiah 51:4Rank 1 from verse 1
4¶ Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
4¶ Hearken vnto me, my people, and giue eare vnto me, O my nation: for a Law shall proceed from mee, and I will make my iudgement to rest for a light of the people.
- Isaiah 55:3Rank 2 from verse 1
3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
3*Incline your eare, and come vnto me: heare, and your soule shall liue, and I will make an euerlasting couenant with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.
- 2 Chronicles 15:1–16Rank 3 from verse 1
1AND the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
6And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
7Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11And they offered unto the Lord the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
16¶ And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
1¶ And the Spirit of God came vpon Azariah the sonne of Oded.
2And he went out †to meet Asa, and said vnto him, Heare ye me, Asa, and all Iudah, and Beniamin, The LORD is with you, while yee be with him: and if yee seeke him, he will be found of you: but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3Now for a long season Israel hath bene without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4But when they in their trouble did turne vnto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, hee was found of them.
5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were vpon all the inhabitants of the countreys.
6And nation was †destroyed of nation, and citie of citie: for God did vexe them with all aduersitie.
7Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands bee weake: for your worke shall be rewarded.
8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophesie of Oded the prophet, he tooke courage, and put away the †abominable idoles out of all the lande of Iudah and Beniamin, and out of the cities which hee had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the Altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
9And he gathered all Iudah and Beniamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: (for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.)
10So they gathered themselues together at Ierusalem, in the third moneth, in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Asa.
11And they offered vnto the LORD †the same time, of the spoile which they had brought, seuen hundred oxen, and seuen thousand sheepe.
12And they entred into a couenant to seeke the LORD God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soule:
13That whosoeuer would not seeke the LORD God of Israel, *should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14And they sware vnto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15And all Iudah reioyced at the oath: for they had sworne with all their heart, & sought him with their whole desire, and he was found of them: and the LORD gaue them rest round about.
16¶ And also concerning *Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he remooued her from beeing Queene, because she had made an †idole in a groue: and Asa cut downe her idole, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brooke Kidron.
- Judges 5:3Rank 4 from verse 1
- Proverbs 8:4–6Rank 5 from verse 1
4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
4Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sonnes of man.
5O yee simple, vnderstand wisedome: and yee fooles, be yee of an vnderstanding heart.
6Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.
- Psalms 49:1–3Rank 6 from verse 1
1HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
1¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:
2Both low, and high, rich and poore together.
3My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.
- Psalms 50:7Rank 7 from verse 1
- Psalms 74:1Rank 8 from verse 1
- Matthew 13:9Rank 9 from verse 1
- Psalms 51:4Rank 10 from verse 1
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
4*Against thee, thee onely haue I sinned, and done this euill in thy sight: that thou mightest bee iustified when thou speakest, and be cleare when thou iudgest.
From verse 2
- Matthew 13:34–35Rank 1 from verse 2
34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
34*All these things spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake hee not vnto them:
35That it might bee fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, *I will open my mouth in parables, I wil vtter things which haue bin kept secret from the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 13:11–13Rank 3 from verse 2
11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
11He answered, and said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you to know the mysteries of the kingdome of heauen, but to them it is not giuen.
12*For whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen, and he shall haue more abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shall be taken away, euen that hee hath.
13Therefore speake I to then in parables: because they seeing, see not: and hearing, they heare not, neither doe they vnderstand.
- Psalms 49:4Rank 4 from verse 2
- Proverbs 1:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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Psalms 78:1
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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To bend, bow, turn, tend, or direct toward; to direct one's attention or desire.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Psalms 78:2
Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.
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1. To speak, declare, or make known. 2. Outermost or complete.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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1GIVE ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
1¶ Giue eare, O my people, to my Lawe: incline your eares to the wordes of my mouth.
Selected passage2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
2*I will open my mouth in a parable: I wil vtter darke sayings of old:
Selected passage3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
3Which we haue heard, & knowen: and our fathers haue told vs.