Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 78

This is a parallel-text biblical presentation displaying two Psalms attributed to Asaph across three versions simultaneously: the King James Version (with Strong's Concordance reference numbers appended to each word), the Septuagint (ancient Greek translation), and the Hebrew Tanakh. The bulk of the text is Psalm 78, a long didactic poem that rehearses Israel's salvation history as a warning to future generations — recounting the Exodus miracles, the wilderness wanderings, and Israel's repeated cycle of rebellion, divine punishment, repentance, and mercy, culminating in God's rejection of the northern tribes and election of David as shepherd-king from Judah. Interspersed is Psalm 79 in its Greek Septuagint form, a communal lament over the desecration of Jerusalem and the slaughter of God's people, calling on God to avenge his servants' spilled blood before the nations mock his apparent absence. The presentation's distinctive feature is the tri-lingual layout — each version uses its own numbering and textual tradition, making small but meaningful divergences visible (the Septuagint's Psalm 79 does not align numerically with the Hebrew Psalm 78). The Strong's numbers embedded throughout the KJV version identify the underlying Hebrew lexemes, making this a study-Bible format aimed at readers doing word-level textual or theological analysis rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 78

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