Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will utter
King James Version
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Holman Bible
I will speak mysteries from the past
International Standard Version
I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago
A Conservative Version
I will open my mouth in parable{s (LXX/NT)}. I will utter dark sayings of old,
American Standard Version
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Amplified
I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples];
I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]—
Bible in Basic English
Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
Darby Translation
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,
Julia Smith Translation
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter enigmas from ancient time:
King James 2000
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Lexham Expanded Bible
I will offer a parable [with] my mouth. I will pour out riddles from long ago,
Modern King James verseion
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will speak dark sayings of old,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world;
NET Bible
I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
New Heart English Bible
I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
The Emphasized Bible
I will open, in a parable, my mouth, I will pour forth enigmas out of antiquity; -
Webster
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
World English Bible
I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Youngs Literal Translation
I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 78:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lessons From Israel's Past
1
([Psalm of Asaph]) Listen, O my people, to my law. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2
I will utter
Cross References
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear (turn my attention) to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the music of a harp.
Proverbs 1:6
This will help him understand a proverb and the interpretation as well as the words of the wise and their riddles.
Matthew 13:11-13
He responded: You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for you is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.)
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus spoke with illustrations to the crowds. He did not speak anything without using illustrations.
Mark 4:34
He spoke only with illustrations. However he made all things clear to his disciples in private.