1. Give ear, O my people, my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

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

3. Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

4. We will not hide from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of יְהוָ֥ה, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

5. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

6. That the generation to come might know the children should be born; should arise and declare to their children:

7. That they might set their hope in Elohim, and not forget the works of Elohim, but keep his commandments:

8. And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with Elohim.

9. The children of Ephraim, armed, carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

10. They kept not the covenant of Elohim, and refused to walk in his law;

11. And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.