Psalms

Psalm 78:1

¹A Maskil^a of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my instruction;

listen to the words of my mouth.

Footnotes

a 78:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A Maskil	מַשְׂכִּ֗יל	maś·kîl	Noun - masculine singular	H4905 contemplative poem
of Asaph	לְאָ֫סָ֥ף	lə·’ā·sāp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H623 Asaph
Give ear	הַאֲזִ֣ינָה	ha·’ă·zî·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
O my people	עַ֭מִּי	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
to my instruction	תּוֹרָתִ֑י	tō·w·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
listen	הַטּ֥וּ	haṭ·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to the words	לְאִמְרֵי־	lə·’im·rê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of my mouth	פִֽי׃	p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.