Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago
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
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 Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth. 2 I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago 3 things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.
Cross References
Psalm 49:4
I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.
Proverbs 1:6
in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.
Matthew 13:11-13
He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Mark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.