Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 140

This is a polyglot or parallel-column biblical text presenting material from Psalm 140 (and possibly Psalm 141) across four distinct textual traditions simultaneously: the King James Version in English (with interleaved Strong's concordance reference numbers), the Septuagint in ancient Greek, the Hebrew Masoretic Text (Tanakh) with vowel pointing, and the Latin Vulgate. The format is a traditional scholarly psalter, designed for comparative study of how the same canonical text reads across different manuscript and translation traditions. The psalm itself is a lament and petition attributed to David, in which the speaker pleads for divine deliverance from violent, deceitful enemies who plot against him, sharpen their tongues like serpents, and set hidden traps along his path. The psalm moves from urgent petition ("Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man") through imprecatory prayer against the wicked (calling down burning coals and destruction upon them) to confident affirmation that God will uphold the cause of the afflicted and that the righteous will dwell in God's presence. The notable distinctive of this presentation is not the psalm's content—which is standard—but the apparatus: the KJV column embeds Strong's lexicon numbers after nearly every word, making it a study text aimed at readers who want to trace the underlying Hebrew vocabulary without needing to read the original. Anyone considering the full text would be looking at a reference tool for textual criticism, biblical language study, or comparative liturgical tradition rather than a devotional or interpretive work.

Polyglot Bible: Psalms: Psalms 140

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