Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 70

This is a scholarly parallel-text presentation of a biblical psalm — specifically Psalm 70 (Hebrew/KJV tradition) alongside its longer counterpart in the Septuagint and Vulgate, which corresponds roughly to Psalm 71 in Protestant Bibles — laid out in four columns: the King James Version (with interleaved Strong's concordance numbers), the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic text, and the Latin Vulgate. The psalm is an individual lament and petition attributed to David, in which the speaker urgently implores God for rescue from enemies who mock and pursue him, while vowing perpetual praise. A distinctive feature of the comparison is the stark divergence in length: the Hebrew and KJV columns contain only five or six verses of urgent plea, while the Septuagint and Vulgate expand into a 24-verse meditation that adds themes of lifelong trust from birth, the fear of abandonment in old age, and a resolution to proclaim God's righteousness to future generations. The Septuagint also carries a different superscription — attributing the psalm to the sons of Jonadab and the first captives — absent from the Hebrew and KJV. This juxtaposition makes the document primarily useful for textual criticism and comparative study of how a single prayer tradition developed differently across ancient manuscript streams.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 70

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