{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa068_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa068_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa068_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/poly/psa068.htm","summary":"This is a polyglot parallel-text presentation of biblical Psalms, displaying the same scriptural material simultaneously in four versions: the KJV English (with inline Strong's Concordance reference numbers identifying the Hebrew lexemes behind each word), the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic text (Tanakh), and the Latin Vulgate. The KJV and Hebrew columns present Psalm 68, a triumphant hymn celebrating God's conquest of enemies, his cosmic march from Sinai through history, his care for orphans and widows, and a climactic call for all earth's kingdoms to praise him; Psalm 68 is notable for its dense military imagery, its processional quality, and a verse (68:18) later quoted in the New Testament epistle to the Ephesians. The Septuagint and Vulgate columns run one psalm ahead in their respective numbering systems\u2014presenting what Protestant Bibles call Psalm 69\u2014a contrasting individual lament in which the speaker sinks in deep water, suffers social rejection for his zeal for God's house, is given gall and vinegar to drink, and curses enemies before turning to praise; this psalm is also heavily cited in New Testament passion narratives. The juxtaposition is not incidental: it reflects the well-known numbering divergence between the Hebrew tradition and the Greek/Latin traditions, where the Septuagint combines Psalms 9\u201310 into one, shifting all subsequent numbers by one. The format serves comparative textual scholarship, allowing readers to track how the same verse looks across manuscript traditions, identify translation choices, and locate the Hebrew roots underlying English renderings via the Strong's numbers.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 68","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":2206}