“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:”
The purpose of this transmission is that the coming generation "might know them and rise up and tell them to their children," establishing a chain of transmission extending indefinitely into the future. This verse envisions not merely individual knowledge but active testimonial: each generation does not passively receive tradition but actively rises up to tell it to their descendants. The double iteration—"know them... tell them"—emphasizes both intellectual comprehension and active proclamation as essential components of covenant faithfulness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 78:6
1. This Psalm does contain the things which are said to have been done among the old people: but the new and latter people is being admonished, to beware that it be not ungrateful regarding the blessings of God, and provoke His anger against it, whereas it ought to receive His grace....The Title thereof does first move and engage our attention. For it is not without reason inscribed, “Understanding of Asaph:” but it is perchance because these words require a reader who does…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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