Psalms 78:2

Psa 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Ver. 2. I will open my mouth in a parable ] I will speak freely and plainly (I will open my mouth, Mat 5:2 Act 10:34 ), and yet acutely and accurately. See Psalms 49:4 , See Trapp on " Psa 49:4 "

I will utter dark sayings of old ] Heb. I will well out (as from a spring or fountain) dark or sharp sayings, transacted and recorded of old, but of good use for ever. Difficulty doth not discourage, but rather whet on heroic spirits to a more diligent inquiry. Aben Ezra noteth here, that Psalms 78:9 , "The children of Ephraim," &c., is a parable, and Psalms 78:25 , "Man did eat angels’ food," is a riddle, or dark saying.