Psalms 78:2-13

²I will tell you wise sayings; I will explain mysteries from the past

³that we have heard before and reflected on; stories our forefathers passed down to us.

⁴We will not keep them from our children; we will tell the next generation about God's marvelous actions—about his power and the amazing things he has done.

⁵He gave his laws to the descendants of Jacob; his instructions to the people of Israel. He commanded our forefathers to teach them to their children,

⁶so that the next generation—children yet to be born—would understand and grow up to teach their children.

⁷In this way they should place their trust in God and not forget what God has done, and keep his commandments.

⁸Then they would not be like their forefathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation that was untrustworthy and unfaithful.

⁹The soldiers of Ephraim, though armed with bows, ran away on the day of battle.

¹⁰They did not keep God's agreement, and refused to follow his laws.

¹¹They ignored what he had done, and the amazing things he had shown them—

¹²the miracles he had performed for their forefathers near Zoan in Egypt.

¹³He split the sea in two and led them through, making the water stand like walls on either side.