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
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
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
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
Psalm 55
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
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
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
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
Psalm 104
a 104:18 Or rock hyrax (compare Leviticus 11:5)
Psalm 106
Psalm 108
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.