Psalms 78:2

I will open my mouth,.... Speak freely, boldly, and without reserve, Eph 6:19, so Christ opened his mouth, Mat 5:2,

in a parable; not that what follows in this psalm was such, but what were…

I will open my mouth in a parable - See the notes at Psa 49:4. The word “parable” here means a statement by analogy or comparison; that is, he would bring out what he had to say by a course of…

These verses, which contain the preface to this history, show that the psalm answers the title; it is indeed Maschil - a psalm to give instruction; if we receive not the instruction it gives, it is…

On the words parableand darksayingsor enigmassee note on Psa 49:4. The Psalmist has no mere narrative of facts to recount, but a history full of significance for those who can penetrate its hidden…