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Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 15

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This is a scholarly polyglot biblical reference, presenting parallel columns of what is labeled as Psalm 15 (or its equivalent) across four textual traditions: the King James Version (KJV) with embedded Strong's Concordance numbers, the Septuagint (Greek, labeled "Sep"), the Tanakh (Hebrew, labeled "Tan"), and the Latin Vulgate ("Vul"). The KJV and Hebrew columns contain the same poem — Psalm 15 of the Masoretic Text — which poses the ethical question of who may dwell on God's holy hill, answering with a list of moral qualities: walking blamelessly, speaking truth, refusing slander, honoring the God-fearing, lending without usury, and rejecting bribes. The Greek and Latin columns, however, present a different psalm entirely — what is Psalm 16 in the Hebrew/Protestant numbering but Psalm 15 in the LXX/Vulgate numbering — a poem of trust and hope in God, containing the celebrated lines about God not abandoning the soul to Sheol or letting the faithful see corruption. The juxtaposition implicitly highlights the well-known numbering divergence between the Hebrew tradition and the Greek/Latin traditions (caused by the LXX merging Psalms 9–10), though no editorial commentary explains it. This resource would be useful primarily to biblical scholars, seminarians, or serious students engaged in textual criticism or comparative study of the Psalm traditions.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 15

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