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Psalms 78:1

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

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מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmaskilMaschilמַשְׂכִּילnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Maschil”, the ordinary formH4905instructive, i.e. a didactic poemMaschil.לְאָ֫סָ֥ףleasafto Asaphאָסָףpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Asaph”H623Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the firstAsaph.

הַאֲזִ֣ינָהhaazinahgive earאָזַןverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “give ear”, a commandH238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listengive (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239 (אָזַן).עַ֭מִּיamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.תּוֹרָתִ֑יtoratilawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.הַטּ֥וּhatvspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אָ֝זְנְכֶ֗םazenekhemearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.לְאִמְרֵיleimreto answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.פִֽיfiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Psalm of instruction for Asaph. Give heed, O my people, to my law: incline your ear to the words of my mouth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνέσεως τῷ Ἀσάφ. Προσέχετε λαός μου τὸν νόμον μου, κλίνατε τὸ οὖς ὑμῶν εἰς τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.