We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
The psalm containing this verse belongs to Hezekiah's time and relates to Sennacherib's invasion and the destruction of the Assyrian army. The verse describes later generations hearing with their ears what God did in ancient times, as their fathers told them, so that God's acts and dealings with His children were learned through parental testimony. The work the fathers told about was God's deliverance of Israel and settlement in the promised land, when He drove out nations and gave Israel the land. That outcome came not by Israel's own weapons or strength but by God's power and favor, rather than mere human achievement.
Hearing this account strengthened David's trust in God, leading him to call God his King and to trust Him for deliverance. God's dealings with His children in old times recounted in the verse are especially for those living in these days to consider.
The psalm containing this verse belongs to Hezekiah's time and relates to Sennacherib's invasion and the destruction of the Assyrian army. The verse describes later generations hearing with their ears what God did in ancient times, as their fathers told them, so that God's acts and dealings with His children were learned through parental testimony. The work the fathers told about was God's deliverance of Israel and settlement in the promised land, when He drove out nations and gave Israel the land. That outcome came not by Israel's own weapons or strength but by God's power and favor, rather than mere human achievement.
Hearing this account strengthened David's trust in God, leading him to call God his King and to trust Him for deliverance. God's dealings with His children in old times recounted in the verse are especially for those living in these days to consider.