Psalms 48:13

48:13 Consider its defenses! ¹ 

Walk through ²  its fortresses,

so you can tell the next generation about it! ³ 

Psalms 78:4

78:4 we will not hide from their ⁴  descendants.

We will tell the next generation

about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, ⁵ 

about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

Psalms 78:6

78:6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born,

might know about them.

They will grow up and tell their descendants about them. ⁶ 

Psalms 102:18

102:18 The account of his intervention ⁷  will be recorded for future generations;

people yet to be born will praise the Lord.

[48:13]  ¹ tn Heb “set your heart to its rampart.”

[48:13]  ² tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word translated “walk through,” which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Cf. NEB “pass…in review”; NIV “view.”

[48:13]  ³ sn The city’s towers, defenses, and fortresses are outward reminders and tangible symbols of the divine protection the city enjoys.

[78:4]  ⁴ tn The pronominal suffix refers back to the “fathers” (“our ancestors,” v. 3).

[78:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.

[78:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “in order that they might know, a following generation, sons [who] will be born, they will arise and will tell to their sons.”

[102:18]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text has simply “this,” referring to the anticipated divine intervention on behalf of Zion (vv. 13, 16-17). The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.