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I will ·speak [L open my mouth] ·using stories [L with a proverb/parable];
    I will ·tell [expound] ·secret things [L riddles] from long ago [C the past contains lessons for the present generation].
We have heard them and known them
    by what our ·ancestors [fathers] have ·told [recounted to] us.
We will not ·keep [hide] them from our children;
    we will ·tell [recount them to] ·those who come later [a later generation]
    about the praises of the Lord.
We will tell about his power
    and the ·miracles [wonderful acts] he has done.

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I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
things we have heard and known,
    things our ancestors have told us.(B)
We will not hide them from their descendants;(C)
    we will tell the next generation(D)
the praiseworthy deeds(E) of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders(F) he has done.

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