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The Great Generational Relay
Commentators unanimously see this verse as establishing a sacred duty for God's people. Each generation is to act like a runner in a relay race, receiving the 'trust' or 'inheritance' of God's truth and faithfully passing it on to the next. This ensures that knowledge of God's law and works is preserved throughout all time.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 78:6
18th Century
Theologian
That the generation to come might know them ... — That people in future times might enjoy the benefit of them as their fathers had done, a…
John Calvin
On Psalms 78:6
16th Century
Theologian
That the generation to come might know them. In this verse, the Psalmist confirms what he had said concerning the continued transmission o…
John Gill
On Psalms 78:6
17th Century
Pastor
That the generation to come might know them
Not only notionally, but spiritually and experimentally; which is the ca…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 78:1–8
17th Century
Minister
These are called dark and deep sayings because they require careful examination. The law of God was given with a specific instruction to teach it d…