John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 78:4
We will not hide them from their children ,.... The children of the Jewish fathers, but faithfully publish and declare them, as Christ and his apostles did; or the children of God and Christ, their spiritual seed and offspring: showing to the generation to come ; and so in all successive ages, by the ministration of the word, and the Spirit attending it; see Psalm 22:30 , the praises of the Lord ; what he has done in predestination, redemption, and effectual calling, which is to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:1-8
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 our own fault. Here, I. The psalmist demands attention to what he wrote (Ps. 78:1): Give ear, O my people! to my law. Some make these the psalmist's words. David, as a king, or Asaph, in his name, as his secretary of state, or scribe to the sweet singer of Israel, here calls upon the people, as his... read more