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Hebrew Poetry, Synonymous parallelism examples

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Text: Ps 78.1-4Synonymous meaning repeated two different ways

Ps 78.1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;

incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

Listen to what I am telling you

Ps 78.2 I will open my mouth in a parable; 

I will utter dark sayings from of old

I am going to explain to you a parable, a poorly understood saying you have previously heard

Ps 78.3 things that we have heard and known, 

that our fathers have told us.

The parable I will teach you is something you have previously heard

Ps 78.4a We will not hide them from their children, 

but tell to the coming generation

We will tell this teaching to the next generation

Ps 78.4b the glorious deeds of the LORD, 

and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

The main point we'll be teaching is the mighty wonders the LORD has done.