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78:0 In Hebrew, “maskil” is perhaps the name of this class of song.

Key: yellow:verbs.
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ULT A maschil of Asaph.
 ⇔ A writing of Asaph Hear my teaching, my people,
 ⇔ listen to the words of my mouth.

UST My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you;
⇔ pay careful attention to what I will say.

BSB A Maskil of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my instruction;
⇔ listen to the words of my mouth.

OEB A maskil of Asaph.
 ⇔ My people, attend to my teaching:
⇔ bend your ears to the words of my mouth,

WEB A contemplation by Asaph.
 ⇔ Hear my teaching, my people.
⇔ Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

NET A well-written song by Asaph.
 ⇔ Pay attention, my people, to my instruction!
 ⇔ Listen to the words I speak!

LSV AN INSTRUCTION OF ASAPH. Give ear, O my people, to my law,
Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

FBV A psalm (maskil) of Asaph.
 ⇔ Listen to what I have to teach you, my people; hear what I have to say.

T4T My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you;
⇔ pay careful attention [IDM] to what I say.

LEB • Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

BBE Maschil. Of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

MOF An Asaphite ode.
 ⇔ Listen to my teaching, O my people,
⇔ give ear to what I say,

JPS Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

ASV Maschil of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law:
 ⇔ Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

DRA A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.

YLT An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

DBY An instruction. Of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

RV Maschil of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

WBS Maschil of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

KJB Maschil of Asaph.
 ⇔ Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

BB A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my lawe O my people: enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.
(A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my law O my people: enclyne your ears unto the words of my mouth.)

GNV A Psalme to give instruction committed to Asaph. Heare my doctrine, O my people: incline your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.
(A Psalme to give instruction committed to Asaph. Heare my doctrine, O my people: incline your ears unto the words of my mouth.)

CB Heare my lawe (o my people) encline yor eares vnto ye wordes of my mouth.
(Heare my law (o my people) encline yor ears unto ye/you_all words of my mouth.)

WYC The `title of the eiyte and seuentithe salm. Of Asaph. God, hethene men cam in to thin eritage; thei defouliden thin hooli temple, thei settiden Jerusalem in to the keping of applis.
(The `title of the eiyte and seuentithe salm. Of Asaph. God, heathen men came in to thin eritage; they defouliden thin holy temple, they settiden Yerusalem in to the keping of applis.)

LUT Eine Unterweisung Assaphs. Höre, mein Volk, mein Gesetz; neiget eure Ohren zu der Rede meines Mundes!
(Eine Unterweisung Assaphs. Höre, my people, my law; neiget your ears to the Rede meines Mundes!)

CLV Psalmus Asaph. [Deus, venerunt gentes in hæreditatem tuam; polluerunt templum sanctum tuum; posuerunt Jerusalem in pomorum custodiam.
(Psalmus Asaph. [God, venerunt gentes in hæreditatem tuam; polluerunt templum sanctum tuum; posuerunt Yerusalem in pomorum custodiam.)

BRN A Psalm for Asaph.
¶ O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; they have polluted thy holy temple; they have made Jerusalem a storehouse of fruits.

BrLXX Ψαλμὸς τῷ Ἀσάφ.
¶ Ὁ Θεὸς, ἤλθοσαν ἔθνη εἰς τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, ἐμίαναν τὸν ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου· ἔθεντο Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς ὀπωροφυλάκιον.
( psalmos tōi Asaf.
¶ Ho Theos, aʸlthosan ethnaʸ eis taʸn klaʸronomian sou, emianan ton naon ton hagion sou; ethento Hierousalaʸm eis opōrofulakion.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Asaph hear, people,my teaching,my incline ears,your_all's to,words mouth,my )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

A maschil

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Asaph hear, people,my teaching,my incline ears,your_all's to,words mouth,my )

This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in Psalms 32:1.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

Hear my teaching

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Asaph hear, people,my teaching,my incline ears,your_all's to,words mouth,my )

The noun “teaching” can be translated with a verb. Alternate translation: “Hear what I teach” or “Hear me as I teach you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

the words of my mouth

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Asaph hear, people,my teaching,my incline ears,your_all's to,words mouth,my )

The word “mouth” represents the person. Alternate translation: “my words”

Parallel PSA 78:1

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