Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 46

This is a scholarly parallel-text presentation of two psalms from the Hebrew Bible displayed across four ancient scriptural traditions: the King James Version (KJV) with Strong's concordance numbers, the Greek Septuagint (LXX), the Hebrew Masoretic/Tanakh text, and the Latin Vulgate. The KJV and Hebrew columns present Psalm 46 ("God is our refuge and strength"), a hymn of divine protection invoking God's presence amid cosmic upheaval, enemy chaos, and warfare, culminating in the declaration "Be still, and know that I am God." The Greek and Latin columns, however, present a different psalm — what the KJV numbers as Psalm 47 ("Clap your hands, all peoples"), a coronation hymn celebrating God's kingship over all nations. This juxtaposition illustrates the well-known psalm-numbering discrepancy between the Hebrew and Greek/Latin traditions, stemming from the Septuagint's merging of Psalms 9 and 10, which shifts numbering across a large portion of the Psalter. The format — with its interleaved Strong's numbers and multilingual columns — suggests this is a reference or study tool aimed at textual comparison, likely for biblical scholars, translators, or serious students interested in how the same liturgical tradition diverges across manuscript families.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 46

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