1 My friends, I beg youto listen as I teach.
2 I will give instructionand explain the mysteryof what happened long ago.
3 These are things we learntfrom our ancestors,
4 and we will tell themto the next generation.We won't keep secretthe glorious deedsand the mighty miraclesof the Lord.
5 God gave his Lawto Jacob's descendants,the people of Israel.And he told our ancestorsto teach their children,