Psalms 78:4

“We will not hide them from their children; to the generation to come we will recount the praises of YHWH, and his strength and his wonders that he has done.”

Psalms 78:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 78:4, word by word

hide themנְכַחֵדnechached

hide

To hide something, keep silent about it.

Where else “nechached” appears
from their childrenבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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to the generationדוֹרdor

generation

The people of the same time.

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to comeאַחֲרוֹןacharon

posterity

Later generations.

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we will recountמְסַפְּרִיםmesaprim

recount

To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.

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the praisesתְּהִלּוֹתtehilot

praise

Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and his strengthעֱזוּזezuz

might

Might, power that prevails. From the same root as the usual word for "strength".

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and his wondersנִפְלְאוֹתָיniflotay

wonder

What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.

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he has doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

3which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

4 · This verse (above)

5He established a testimony in Jacob, and an instruction he set in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to make known to their children,

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