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Psalm 78:1

A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

1A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
3which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
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Notice

Asaph’s words, “my people,” make this a shared act of listening, while “Turn your ears” asks for attention before the teaching has even begun.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Proverbs 4:20My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.Both teachers ask their listeners to turn an ear toward their words, making attention part of receiving instruction.
Isaiah 51:4“Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation, for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.Both address “my people” and ask them to hear, though Isaiah presents God himself speaking about his law and justice.
Isaiah 55:3Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.Both use the command to turn an ear and hear; Isaiah adds promises of life and an everlasting covenant.
Psalm 49:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,Both psalms open by asking for a hearing, with Psalm 49 extending its address to all the world’s inhabitants.
Psalm 74:1A contemplation by Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?Both bear the heading “A contemplation by Asaph,” though one begins with teaching and the other with a cry of rejection.
Proverbs 8:4–6“I call to you men! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.Both present a speaker addressing people aloud, directing words toward listeners rather than keeping them private.
Judges 5:3“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD. I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.Both begin with commands to hear and give attention, preparing listeners for teaching in the psalm and praise in Judges.
2 Chronicles 15:1–16The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.The supplied lines share little beyond naming a man: Asaph introduces teaching, while Chronicles describes God’s Spirit coming on Azariah.
Psalm 50:7“Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.Both address “my people” with a command to hear, though Psalm 50 identifies the speaker as God.
Matthew 13:9He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”Both join ears with a command to hear, emphasizing the listener’s response to spoken words.
1 Chronicles 6:39His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,Both name Asaph; the psalm attributes a contemplation to him, while Chronicles identifies his father and grandfather.
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Encouragement

You do not need to master the teaching before you listen. Asaph begins by asking his people to hear; attention is the first response he asks for.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).