May 3, 2024

“1 ¶ «A Contemplation of Asaph.» Give ear, O my people, to 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 them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has 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 them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, 7 That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; 8 And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.” (Psalm 78:1-8 NKJV)

Incline yourself to hear my words

hear parables and dark words of old

I will not hide the darkness from them

passing on what those before have told

I also pass on the praise of the Lord

of His strength and wonderful works

I cry out to the children yet to be born

so they can have hope in God’s works

Prayerful question: Does my prayer life remember the generational work of God?