Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 71

This is a parallel scripture presentation displaying two adjacent Psalms (71 and 72 in the Protestant/Hebrew numbering) across four canonical textual traditions: the King James Version in English (with embedded Strong's concordance numbers), the Septuagint in Greek, the Masoretic Hebrew (Tanakh), and the Latin Vulgate. The format reflects the well-known numbering divergence between traditions: what KJV calls Psalm 72 appears as Psalm 71 in the Septuagint and Vulgate, and the columns are arranged to make this comparison visible. Psalm 71 is an individual lament and prayer of lifelong trust, in which an aging speaker appeals to God for protection from enemies who taunt that God has abandoned him, vowing continuous praise and the proclamation of God's righteousness to future generations. Psalm 72 is a royal and messianic psalm attributed to Solomon, depicting an ideal king who rules with justice, champions the poor, extends dominion to the ends of the earth, and receives tribute from all nations — closing with a doxology declaring God's glory to fill the whole earth. The resource is primarily a textual-critical and devotional tool rather than an interpretive argument; it is of interest to those studying manuscript traditions, translation history, or the theological relationship between the individual piety of Psalm 71 and the universal kingship vision of Psalm 72.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 71

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