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A maskilמַשְׂכִּילof Asaph.לְאָסָףGive ear,הַאֲזִינָהmy people,עַמִּיto my instruction;תּוֹרָתִיinclineהַטּוּyour earאָזְנְכֶםto the sayingsלְאִמְרֵיof my mouth.פִי
Psalms 78:1
Study it in the app“A maskil of Asaph. Give ear, my people, to my instruction; incline your ear to the sayings of my mouth.”
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Psalms 78:1, word by word
- A maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
maskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appears- of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- Give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “haazina” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- to my instructionתּוֹרָתִtorati
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torati” appears- inclineהַטּוּhatu
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hatu” appears- your earאָזְנְazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- to the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2I will open my mouth with a proverb; I will pour out riddles from of old,