Psa 78:5 | NET2full | STEP | He established a rule in Jacob ; he set up a law in Israel . He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants ,

‏ Psalms 78:5

5 He established a rule ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).} in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants, ^{▼▼tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the Lord’s mighty deeds (see vv. 3-4).}