Psalms Notes

Psalm 2

a 2:9 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read rule (compare Revelation 2:27).

b 2:12 Septuagint and Vulgate read Embrace discipline; Targum reads Receive instruction.

c 2:12 Septuagint reads the LORD.

Psalm 4

a 4:3 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read made wonderful.

Psalm 5

a 5:Title Hebrew nehiloth

Psalm 6

a 6:Title Hebrew sheminith

Psalm 7

a 7:Title Hebrew Shiggaion

b 7:6 Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint reads O LORD my God.

Psalm 8

a 8:Title Hebrew Al Gittith

b 8:5 Hebrew Elohim, God; Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Jewish tradition translate as angels.

Psalm 9

a 9:Title Hebrew Muth Labben

b 9:16 Hebrew Higgaion

Psalm 11

a 11:7 Or The upright beholds His countenance

Psalm 12

a 12:Title Hebrew sheminith

Psalm 18

a 18:13 Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; a few Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint omit Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 19

a 19:4 Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read sound; Targum reads business.

Psalm 22

a 22:Title Hebrew Aijeleth Hashahar

b 22:8 Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read hoped; Targum reads praised.

c 22:16 Following some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Masoretic Text reads Like a lion.

d 22:27 Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Targum; Arabic, Syriac, and Vulgate read Him.

Psalm 23

a 23:6 Following Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate; Masoretic Text reads return.

Psalm 25

a 25:12 Or he

b 25:12 Or he

Psalm 28

a 28:8 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read the strength of His people.

Psalm 30

a 30:3 Following Qere and Targum; Kethib, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read from those who descend to the pit.

b 30:4 Or His holiness

Psalm 32

a 32:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 33

a 33:7 Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read in a vessel.

Psalm 34

a 34:7 Or Angel

Psalm 35

a 35:5 Or Angel

Psalm 37

a 37:36 Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Targum; Syriac and Vulgate read I passed by.

Psalm 42

a 42:Title Hebrew Maschil

b 42:2 Following Masoretic Text and Vulgate; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, and Targum read I see the face of God.

c 42:5 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; a few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read The help of my countenance, my God.

d 42:6 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; a few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate put my God at the end of verse 5.

Psalm 44

a 44:Title Hebrew Maschil

b 44:4 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint and Vulgate read and my God.

c 44:4 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read Who commands.

Psalm 45

a 45:Title Hebrew Shoshannim

b 45:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 48

a 48:14 Following Masoretic Text and Syriac; Septuagint and Vulgate read Forever.

Psalm 49

a 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read Their graves shall be their houses forever.

b 49:12 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read understand (compare verse 20).

Psalm 50

a 50:18 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read ran.

Psalm 51

a 51:4 Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read in Your words.

Psalm 52

a 52:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 53

a 53:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 54

a 54:Title Hebrew neginoth

b 54:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 55

a 55:Title Hebrew neginoth

b 55:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 56

a 56:Title Hebrew Jonath Elem Rechokim

Psalm 57

a 57:Title Hebrew Al Tashcheth

Psalm 58

a 58:Title Hebrew Al Tashcheth

Psalm 59

a 59:Title Hebrew Al Tashcheth

b 59:9 Following Masoretic Text and Syriac; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read my Strength.

c 59:10 Following Qere; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, and Vulgate read My God, His mercy; Kethib, some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum read O God, my mercy; Syriac reads O God, Your mercy.

d 59:15 Following Septuagint and Vulgate; Masoretic Text, Syriac, and Targum read spend the night.

Psalm 60

a 60:Title Hebrew Shushan Eduth

b 60:12 Compare verses 5–12 with 108:6–13

Psalm 61

a 61:Title Hebrew neginah

Psalm 67

a 67:Title Hebrew neginoth

Psalm 68

a 68:4 Masoretic Text reads deserts; Targum reads heavens (compare verse 34 and Isaiah 19:1).

b 68:23 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read you may dip your foot.

c 68:28 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read Command, O God.

Psalm 69

a 69:Title Hebrew Shoshannim

Psalm 70

a 70:2 Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac read be appalled (compare 40:15).

Psalm 72

a 72:5 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint and Vulgate read They shall continue.

Psalm 73

a 73:7 Targum reads face bulges; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read iniquity bulges.

Psalm 74

a 74:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 75

a 75:Title Hebrew Al Tashcheth

Psalm 76

a 76:Title Hebrew neginoth

b 76:2 That is, Jerusalem

Psalm 78

a 78:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 80

a 80:Title Hebrew Shoshannim

b 80:Title Hebrew Eduth

c 80:11 That is, the Mediterranean

d 80:11 That is, the Euphrates

Psalm 81

a 81:Title Hebrew Al Gittith

Psalm 82

a 82:1 Hebrew elohim, mighty ones; that is, the judges

b 82:6 Hebrew elohim, mighty ones; that is, the judges

Psalm 84

a 84:Title Hebrew Al Gittith

b 84:7 Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read The God of gods shall be seen.

Psalm 88

a 88:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 89

a 89:Title Hebrew Maschil

b 89:19 Following many Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text, Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read holy ones.

Psalm 90

a 90:1 Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read refuge.

Psalm 91

a 91:3 That is, one who catches birds in a trap or snare

Psalm 95

a 95:8 Or Meribah

b 95:8 Or Massah

Psalm 97

a 97:12 Or His holiness

Psalm 100

a 100:3 Following Kethib, Septuagint, and Vulgate; Qere, many Hebrew manuscripts, and Targum read we are His.

Psalm 103

a 103:16 Compare Job 7:10

Psalm 104

a 104:18 Or rock hyrax (compare Leviticus 11:5)

Psalm 106

a 106:3 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read those who do.

b 106:32 Or Meribah

Psalm 108

a 108:13 Compare verses 6–13 with 60:5–12

Psalm 109

a 109:6 Hebrew satan

b 109:10 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint and Vulgate read be cast out.

Psalm 118

a 118:14 Compare Exodus 15:2

Psalm 119

a 119:37 Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Vulgate; Targum reads Your words.

Psalm 124

a 124:7 That is, persons who catch birds in a trap or snare

Psalm 132

a 132:6 Hebrew Jaar

Psalm 139

a 139:11 Vulgate and Symmachus read cover.

b 139:14 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read You are fearfully wonderful.

c 139:20 Septuagint and Vulgate read They take your cities in vain.

Psalm 142

a 142:Title Hebrew Maschil

Psalm 143

a 143:9 Septuagint and Vulgate read To You I flee.

Psalm 144

a 144:2 Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Vulgate; Syriac and Targum read the peoples (compare 18:47).

Psalm 145

a 145:5 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read They.

b 145:5 Literally on the words of Your wondrous works

c 145:13 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate add The LORD is faithful in all His words, And holy in all His works.