Psalms 78:1 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 78:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalm opens with Asaph, a temple singer and seer in David's tradition, calling Israel to hear. He says "my people," speaking as a teacher with authority, and asks them to receive his instruction, the Hebrew torah, which means teaching or direction before it means law.

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