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A Contemplation of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
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Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
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We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
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For 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;
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That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,
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That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;