Psalms 78:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

We will not hide them from their children, but will tell the next generation the praises of the Lord, His strength, and the wonders He has done.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹ֤א נְכַחֵ֨ד ׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֲר֗וֹן מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים תְּהִלּ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃

Transliteration

Not nᵉḵaḥēḏ from their mibbᵉnêhem to lᵉḏôr ʾaḥărôn mᵉsappᵉrîm tᵉhillôt YHWH and his weʿĕzûzô and his wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw ʾăšer ʿāśâ

Grammar Details

• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *nᵉḵaḥēḏ*: piel imperfect, 1st person plural - we will hide/conceal
• *mibbᵉnêhem*: preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from their children/sons
• *lᵉḏôr*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for a generation
• *ʾaḥărôn*: adjective, masculine singular - later/coming/last
• *mᵉsappᵉrîm*: piel participle, masculine plural - telling/recounting/declaring
• *tᵉhillôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - praises of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *weʿĕzûzô*: waw conjunctive + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his strength/might
• *wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*: waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wonders/marvelous deeds
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *ʿāśâ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made

Word Meanings

• *nᵉḵaḥēḏ*: we will hide/conceal/withhold
• *ḏôr*: generation/age/period/lifetime
• *ʾaḥărôn*: later/following/coming/last
• *tᵉhillôt*: praises/acts worthy of praise/glorious deeds
• *ʿĕzûzô*: strength/might/power
• *nip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*: wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has done.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  We will not hide{H3582} them from their children,{H1121} Telling{H5608} to the generation{H1755} to come{H314} the praises{H8416} of Jehovah,{H3068} And his strength,{H5807} and his wondrous works{H6381} that he hath done.{H6213}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  We will not hide{H3582}{H8762)} them from their children{H1121}, shewing{H5608}{H8764)} to the generation{H1755} to come{H314} the praises{H8416} of the LORD{H3068}, and his strength{H5807}, and his wonderful works{H6381}{H8737)} that he hath done{H6213}{H8804)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  That we shulde not hyde them from the children of the generacions to come: but to shewe the honoure of the LORDE, his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wee will not hide them from their children but to the generation to come we wil shewe the praises of the Lord his power also, & his wonderful woorkes that he hath done:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  We wyll not hyde them from their children: nay we wyll set foorth in wordes to the generation to come, the prayses of God, and his myght and wonderfull workes that he hath done.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, His strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  We 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  We 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 11:19 : 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
• Joel 1:3 : 3 Tell it to your children, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.
• Deut 6:7 : 7 Teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.
• Ps 145:4-6 : 4 Generation after generation will praise your works and declare your mighty acts. 5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of your majesty and on your wondrous works. 6 They will speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will proclaim your greatness.
• Josh 4:6-7 : 6 This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ 7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”
• Josh 4:21-24 : 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.' 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea when He dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.
• Job 15:18 : 18 What wise men have declared, and have not hidden from their ancestors,
• Ps 9:14 : 14 Be gracious to me, LORD; see my affliction from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death.
• Ps 10:1-5 : 1 Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. 4 In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.' 5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he sneers at them.
• Ps 26:7 : 7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud and declaring all Your wonderful deeds.
• Ps 71:17-18 : 17 God, you have taught me from my youth, and to this day I declare your wondrous works. 18 Even when I am old and my hair turns gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
• Isa 63:7-9 : 7 I will recount the LORD's kindnesses, the praises of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel, which he has granted them according to his compassion and the abundance of his steadfast love. 8 He said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not act falsely." And he became their Savior. 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. 10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who set his Holy Spirit among them, 12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them to gain for himself an everlasting name, 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble; 14 like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name. 15 Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and glorious dwelling. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us. 16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. 17 Why, LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance. 18 For a little while your holy people possessed your sanctuary; our adversaries have trampled it underfoot. 19 We are yours from of old, but you have not ruled over them; they have not been called by your name. Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
• Exod 12:26 : 26 When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?'
• Exod 13:8 : 8 On that day, you are to tell your son, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'
• Exod 13:14 : 14 In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deut 4:9 : 9 Only be careful and guard your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.