Daily Readings in the Bible Psalms 78-79

History is one of the greatest teachers. It may not be everyone’s favorite subject, but history is definitely important. George Santayana said of history, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

The beginning of Psalm 78 says it is a “maschil of Asaph” The word “maschil” is the Hebrew word for instruction, meaning this is an instructional psalm. Asaph, the writer of this psalm, was teaching a new generation by warning them of the previous generation’s failures. The previ...