{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa107_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa107_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_psa107_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/psa107.htm","summary":"This is a scholarly parallel-text presentation of Psalm 107 (Hebrew/KJV numbering) displayed simultaneously in four ancient versions: the King James Version with embedded Strong's Hebrew concordance numbers, the Septuagint (Greek), the Masoretic Hebrew (Tanakh), and the Latin Vulgate. The psalm belongs to the thanksgiving genre of Hebrew liturgical poetry, likely used in communal worship at the Jerusalem temple.\n\nThe psalm's central argument is that God reliably rescues people who cry out in distress \u2014 illustrated through four vivid narrative vignettes: desert wanderers who find a city, prisoners held in darkness and iron who are freed, the gravely ill who are healed by God's word, and sailors terrified by a violent storm who are brought safely to harbor. Each episode follows the same liturgical pattern: description of crisis, the cry to God, divine deliverance, and a repeated refrain calling the community to praise God's \"hesed\" (lovingkindness/steadfast love). The psalm closes with a wisdom observation \u2014 that the discerning will recognize God's hand in reversals of fortune, exalting the poor and humbling princes.\n\nThe notably distinctive feature is this insistent structural repetition, which implies the text functioned as a responsive or antiphonal liturgy rather than private meditation. The multilingual parallel presentation suggests this is from a biblical study tool or interlinear resource aimed at textual scholars comparing manuscript traditions across language communities.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 107","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":1423}