Psalms 78:2
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 78
“I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:”Psalms 78:2
What Does Psalms 78:2 Mean?
Psalms 78:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 78, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 78:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 13:35“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”Matthew 13:34“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:”Deuteronomy 29:29“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”Proverbs 1:6“To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”1 Corinthians 2:7“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:”Genesis 18:19“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”Matthew 13:11“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”Mark 4:34“But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.”Psalms 49:4“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”Mark 4:22“For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.”Matthew 13:3“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”Numbers 23:7“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”Proverbs 18:4“The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.”John 16:25“These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.”Job 27:1“Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,”Job 33:2“Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.”Ezekiel 24:3“And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:”Mark 4:2“And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,”2 Chronicles 9:1“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.”Job 20:3“I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.”
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