Psalms 78:5 - Exposition

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel. The "testimony" and the "law" are the whole series of commands given by God to his people, beginning with the directions concerning circumcision in Genesis ( Genesis 17:10-14 ), and terminating with the last precept in Deuteronomy ( Deuteronomy 32:46 ). They may include also the teachings of God through history. These he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children (see Exodus 12:26 , Exodus 12:27 ; Exodus 13:8 , Exodus 13:14 , Exodus 13:15 ; Deuteronomy 4:9 ; Deuteronomy 6:7 ; Deuteronomy 11:19 ; Deuteronomy 32:46 , etc.).