Psalms — Hebrew and Greek compared · 73–89
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Source guide and review record
Saints Translation: Psalms 73–89 [V1] — Volume III
Psalter Book III • Hebrew Psalms 73–89 • Greek Psalms 72–88
Saints Translation V1 · Edition and source-access date: Sep 8, 2026
Complete working translation for this volume; independently translated from the directly accessed Hebrew and Greek main texts. Critical-apparatus collation and independent specialist review have not been completed.
This is one of five documents representing the single canonical book Psalms. Completing this volume does not mean all 150 psalms are complete. Greek Psalm 151 is reserved as an explicitly supplementary section in Volume V.
Reader’s guide
Hebrew: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, edited by Karl Elliger and Wilhelm Rudolph, fifth corrected edition prepared by Adrian Schenker (1997), main text displayed by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. Greek: Septuaginta, Alfred Rahlfs, second revised edition prepared by Robert Hanhart (2006), main text displayed by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. Each actual source URL and access scope appears in the register. Selective Rashi, patristic and apostolic reception is separately attributed; it is not critical-apparatus evidence.
Navigation follows Hebrew Psalms73–89, corresponding to Greek Psalms72–88. Each English cell retains its actual source reference, including numbered superscriptions. Greek title additions and repeated clauses remain within their own units. In Hebrew88:5–6 / Greek87:5–6, free among the dead falls at different verse boundaries and is translated once per column. Only Hebrew88:11 has a performance marker at that position. Hebrew89:53 / Greek88:53 closes this Psalter division with its own doxology. Familiar English verse numbering is not assumed.
Comparison key
Same — Corresponding meaning and content; equivalent idiom and YHWH/Lord alone do not create a difference.
Similar — The essentials agree, with a modest difference in expression, idiom or emphasis.
Different — A meaningful detail, participant, action or image differs without an established major change in force or consequence.
Divergent — Added, omitted or substantially rearranged material governs the comparison; historical direction and motive are not inferred.
Disparate — A major difference in meaning or consequence, including agency, assertion, theological portrayal, imagery or cumulative force; strict contradiction is not required.
Each translation cell displays its own source reference. Poetic line breaks, superscriptions and performance markers belong to the accessed text; the purple psalm titles are editorial reading aids. Category colors supplement the written labels in the notes column.
Sources, Method & Decisions
1. Both English columns were independently translated from the actually read ancient running texts; the edition declaration identifies the actual publisher displays. No apparatus or manuscript collation is claimed.
2. Hebrew and Greek clauses, divine names, numbers, possessors, agents, poetic line breaks and source-specific images remain distinct. Later interpretations are attributed in notes rather than added as unprinted words.
3. Rashi's directly read Hebrew commentary informs possible Hebrew renderings; conflicting or supplementary English commentary is not treated as the ancient source. Augustine and apostolic reception is selective and identified by actual work, section or verse.
4. Comparison categories follow the updated guide: Divergent marks added, omitted or substantially rearranged material; Disparate requires a demonstrated major difference in meaning or consequence. The classifications are authorial editorial judgments, not apparatus evidence.
5. The Hebrew89:18 read form tarum is adopted from Chabad's explicit written/read display; the BHS-displayed written form tarim is recorded in the verse note. Other written/read orthographic differences are noted where relevant.
6. Source-specific difficult expressions are retained with bounded open questions, including Greek73:5–6,74:9,77:21,77:69, Hebrew84:7, Greek83:8, Hebrew88:16 and Greek88:23,40,45,52. No missing clause is supplied from a modern translation.
7. The ambiguous human figures and speakers are not uniformly assigned to Christ through capitalization. Explicit Christian readings remain attributed reception, alongside independently considered Jewish readings.
Source Register
SBL-MATT-PS — Michael W. Holmes, ed., The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (2010); official Faithlife/SBLGNT Matt text file
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Matthew 13:34–35 directly read from the official Greek file for explicit reuse corresponding to Psalm 78:2.
SBL-JOHN-PS — Michael W. Holmes, ed., The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (2010); official Faithlife/SBLGNT John text file
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John 6:31–32 directly read for the bread-from-heaven quotation (Psalm 78:24 is not claimed as its sole source), and John10:34–36 for explicit quotation of Psalm82:6 in Jesus' reply.
RASHI-PS73 — Rashi on Psalm 73, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through 28 over two returned page excerpts; selected explanations throughout, with read/written forms checked at 2, 10 and 16.
BHS-PS73 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 73, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS74 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 74, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS75 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 75, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS72 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 72, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS73 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 73, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS74 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 74, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS74 — Rashi on Psalm 74, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through the final verse, with selected lexical and interpretive notes; displayed read/written forms checked where cited.
RASHI-PS75 — Rashi on Psalm 75, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through the final verse, with selected lexical and interpretive notes; displayed read/written forms checked where cited.
BHS-PS76 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 76, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS77 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 77, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS78 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 78, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS75 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 75, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS76 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 76, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS77 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 77, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS76 — Rashi on Psalm 76, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through the final verse; selected lexical, historical and interpretive explanations and displayed read/written forms where cited.
RASHI-PS77 — Rashi on Psalm 77, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through the final verse; selected lexical, historical and interpretive explanations and displayed read/written forms where cited.
AUG-PS77 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 77 (Greek Psalm 76), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Selected directly read sections 3–5 and 14: seeking God through works, joy in remembering God, and the Holy One interpreted as Christ. Translator credit verified in footer. Numbered biblical quotations in this exposition exclude the superscription, differing by one from the accessed Greek publisher labels.
RASHI-PS78 — Rashi on Psalm 78, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through 72 across two returned excerpts; selected lexical and reception explanations. Plain and midrashic alternatives are distinguished where the commentary does so.
SBL-1COR-PS — Michael W. Holmes, ed., The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (2010), 1 Corinthians; official Faithlife/SBLGNT Greek text
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1 Corinthians10:1–11 directly read for apostolic typological interpretation of the wilderness events also recounted in Psalm78; not presented as an explicit quotation of that psalm.
BHS-PS79 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 79, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS80 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 80, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS81 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 81, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS78 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 78, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS79 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 79, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS80 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 80, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS79 — Rashi on Psalm 79, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 79, with selected notes on its title, prisoners and children of death.
RASHI-PS80 — Rashi on Psalm 80, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read through Psalm 80:19, with selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes.
RASHI-PS81 — Rashi on Psalm 81, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 81, with selected notes on the festival, Joseph, the cooking pot and the renewed appeal to obedience.
AUG-PS80 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 80 (Greek Psalm 79), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Directly read exposition; selected sections 1,4,8,9,11 used on transformation, measured tears, the wild beast and the son of man. Translator credit verified in footer. Embedded quotation verse numbers generally exclude the superscription.
BHS-PS82 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 82, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS83 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 83, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS84 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 84, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS81 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 81, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS82 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 82, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS83 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 83, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS82 — Rashi on Psalm 82, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 82; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes, with historical uncertainty retained where Rashi states it.
RASHI-PS83 — Rashi on Psalm 83, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 83; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes, with historical uncertainty retained where Rashi states it.
RASHI-PS84 — Rashi on Psalm 84, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 84; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes, with historical uncertainty retained where Rashi states it.
AUG-PS84 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 84 (Greek Psalm 83), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Directly read exposition; selected sections 7,10–11,13,16 used on birds, ascent through tears, the appearing God of gods, the anointed, and mercy/truth. Translator credit verified in footer; traditional embedded quotation labels differ from publisher labels.
BHS-PS85 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 85, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS86 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 86, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS87 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 87, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS84 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 84, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS85 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 85, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS86 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 86, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS85 — Rashi on Psalm 85, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 85; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes.
RASHI-PS86 — Rashi on Psalm 86, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 86; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes.
RASHI-PS87 — Rashi on Psalm 87, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read on Psalm 87; selected grammatical, lexical and interpretive notes.
AUG-PS85 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 85 (Greek Psalm 84), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Selected sections 2–4,7,9–11,13 directly read on prophetic past forms, inward hearing, righteousness/peace, incarnation/confession and the way of righteousness. Translator credit verified in footer.
AUG-PS87 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 87 (Greek Psalm 86), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Selected sections 5–8 directly read on Raab, the nations, Mother Zion, the man born in the city and its Most High founder, and enduring joy. Translator credit verified in footer.
SBL-REV-PS — Michael W. Holmes, ed., The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (2010); official Faithlife/SBLGNT Revelation text file
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Revelation15:3–4 directly read for reuse of the nations-coming-and-worshipping wording corresponding to Psalm86:9.
BHS-PS88 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 88, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
BHS-PS89 — Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, hg. v. Karl Elliger und Wilhelm Rudolph, fünfte, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Adrian Schenker, © 1977 und 1997 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Hebrew main text of source Psalm 89, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS87 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 87, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
LXX-PS88 — Septuaginta, hg. v. Alfred Rahlfs, zweite, verbesserte Auflage, hg. v. Robert Hanhart, © 2006 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
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Complete displayed Greek main text of source Psalm 88, including any superscription and performance markers; no critical apparatus.
RASHI-PS88 — Rashi on Psalm 88, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read throughout Psalm 88.
RASHI-PS89 — Rashi on Psalm 89, Hebrew commentary with English rendering displayed by Chabad.org; English translator unidentified on accessed page
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Hebrew commentary directly read throughout Psalm 89; final verses retrieved in a second excerpt.
AUG-PS88 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 88 (Greek Psalm 87), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Selected sections 4 and 9 directly read on freedom among the dead and physicians unable to revive apart from divine grace. His reported Hebrew comparisons were not treated as direct apparatus access. Translator credit verified in footer.
AUG-PS89 — Augustine, Exposition on Psalm 89 (Greek Psalm 88), translated by J. E. Tweed, NPNF First Series 8 (1888), New Advent display
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Selected sections 20,26,34,40 directly read on David and Christ, firstborn exaltation, putting off the anointed, and the anointed's change. Different readings in the English exposition are not silently imported into the declared Greek source. Translator credit verified in footer.
Term List
יהוה / κύριος — YHWH / Lord
Each source keeps its own divine designation; Hebrew Adonai is Lord and is not silently expanded to YHWH.
סֶלָה / διάψαλμα — Selah / Diapsalma
Performance terms are retained in their actual positions; precise musical execution is not asserted. A marker present in only one source is made visible.
לַמְנַצֵּחַ / εἰς τὸ τέλος — For the director / For the end
Provisional Hebrew musical direction and distinct literal Greek wording preserved. Later theological interpretations belong in attributed notes.
Alignment Notes
Navigation follows Hebrew Psalms73–89, corresponding to Greek Psalms72–88. Each English cell retains its actual source reference, including numbered superscriptions. Greek title additions and repeated clauses remain within their own units. In Hebrew88:5–6 / Greek87:5–6, free among the dead falls at different verse boundaries and is translated once per column. Only Hebrew88:11 has a performance marker at that position. Hebrew89:53 / Greek88:53 closes this Psalter division with its own doxology. Familiar English verse numbering is not assumed.
Complete Hebrew73–89 / Greek72–88 volume; all368 Hebrew and368 Greek displayed source units accounted for exactly once, with superscriptions and source-specific performance markers retained.
Classification Totals
Different: 136 comparison rows.
Disparate: 42 comparison rows.
Divergent: 26 comparison rows.
Same: 62 comparison rows.
Similar: 102 comparison rows.
Disparate Index
73:4 · 73:10 · 73:15 · 73:20 · 73:25 · 73:26 · 74:8 · 74:9 · 74:13 · 74:23 · 75:9 · 76:5 · 76:6 · 76:11 · 77:3 · 77:4 · 77:11 · 78:50 · 78:61 · 78:63 · 78:64 · 78:69 · 81:6 · 81:7 · 81:17 · 83:2 · 84:7 · 84:8 · 84:12 · 85:9 · 87:5 · 87:7 · 88:7 · 88:9 · 88:11 · 88:16 · 88:19 · 89:3 · 89:19 · 89:39 · 89:45 · 89:52
Open Questions
1. Independent specialist review and critical-apparatus collation remain outstanding; no claim of final critical-edition status is made.
2. Psalm 73:4 / Greek 72:4: review ananeusis and stereoma in the compressed death/scourging clauses, including whether the first negation governs the second clause; draft does not replace them with bodily health.
3. Psalm 73:7, 18 / Greek 72:7, 18: Greek movement into a heart disposition and the unexpressed object of setting require further linguistic review; Hebrew imagery has not been substituted.
4. Psalm 73:20, 24 and 26: the Hebrew Rashi-priority readings of no awakening, past reception for glory and yearning are explicitly attributed; alternative temporal and lexical construals remain open.
5. Psalm 74:5–6 / Greek 73:5–6: the compressed Hebrew knowing/raising/axe syntax and Greek entrance clause require specialist review. Actual numbered boundaries remain intact.
6. Psalm 74:9 and 20: Greek no longer knowing us has an unstated subject; Greek darkened ones filled with houses remains syntactically difficult. Both are retained without importing Hebrew wording.
7. Psalm 75:3–4: the Hebrew festival and Israel-speaker interpretation follows Rashi; other divine or royal speaker constructions remain open.
8. Psalm 75:9 / Greek 74:9: retain unmixed wine/full of mixture and dregs not emptied as printed; review the compressed image without inserting the Hebrew draining action.
9. Psalm 76:5 and 11: Hebrew destructive and wrath restrained follow directly read Rashi; radiant, divine girding and other lexical constructions remain open. Greek light and thought/festival remain distinct.
10. Psalm 76:8 / Greek 75:8: the independent from-that-time wrath phrase is elliptical in the publisher punctuation and remains open.
11. Psalm 77:3, 5 and 11: Hebrew wound, restricted awakenings and fear/change construals follow Rashi, with hand, wakefulness, affliction/years alternatives requiring review.
12. Psalm 77:14 / Greek 76:14: the Holy One rendering reflects explicitly attributed Augustine; the grammatically possible sanctuary construal remains open.
13. Psalm 78:21 / Greek 77:21: anebaleto is provisionally rendered delayed without a supplied object; review its precise lexical force while preserving the explicitly subsequent fire and wrath.
14. Psalm 78:28 and 61–64: source-specific singular/plural possessors and human/cattle or active/passive differences remain visible. Review antecedents without harmonizing the English columns.
15. Psalm 78:69 / Greek 77:69: the genitive one-horned-beasts comparison is compressed and remains open; no unprinted horns, towers or walls are supplied.
16. Psalm 79:8,11: review the antecedent force of former ones and sons of death; Rashi's familial reading is recorded without silently replacing the compressed Hebrew.
17. Psalm 80:6–7,11,16: shalish, the referent of lamo, the cedar comparison, and kannah/son syntax remain provisional. No apparatus collation is claimed.
18. Psalm 81:4,6,13–17: appointed time/full moon, the masculine object and departure subject, heart-fancies/stubbornness, and changes of voice/time remain explicit; review without harmonizing Greek.
19. Psalm 82:1,6–7: elohim and the identity of the judged figures remain interpretively open; Rashi's judges/angels and Adam readings are specifically attributed.
20. Psalm 84:6–8: the teacher/early-rain clause, the subject of the appointed place in Greek, and the Hebrew appearing figure require further syntactic review. Preserve source boundaries and Greek God-of-gods subject.
21. Psalm 84:10–12: shield as object/address and threshold/cast-aside wording are independent choices; sun/shield versus love of mercy/truth is not harmonized.
22. Psalm 85:14: second-clause subject/object remain syntactically compressed. Rashi's placement of righteousness in God's way is attributed; Greek righteousness-as-subject remains provisional.
23. Psalm 87:1,4–7: the foundation's possessor, speaker, Rahab/Raab referent, birth location and compressed closing imagery remain open. Augustine's Jericho and Christ identifications are reception, not source harmonization.
24. Psalm 88:8,11,16,19: Greek surges/tossings, the pronoun after physicians raise, Hebrew aphunah and the final darkness construction remain provisional; Rashi and Augustine interpretations are attributed, not silently made the text.
25. Psalm 89:8,19,23,36,40–45,48,51–52: council greatness, the king's grammatical relation, enemy gain, holy oath expression, hagiasma, deilia, splendor/purification, mortality question, borne peoples and anointed exchange merit further lexical/syntactic review.
26. Psalm 89:39: the received Greek putting-off sense is supported by actual Augustine §34 reception; no critical-apparatus or historical variant origin is claimed.
Review Record
All368 Hebrew and368 Greek source labels in this volume were compared with the accessed publisher inventory and accounted for exactly once.
All actual Selah/Diapsalma positions in the completed volume were checked, including the Hebrew-only marker at88:11 and Greek-only marker at79:8.
Every reception identifier used in the notes resolves to the source register, with volume-relevant apostolic scopes declared.
Translation, source comparison, category assessment and selective reception were performed by the translating agent. Independent linguistic review and apparatus collation remain outstanding.
Exact content readback and all-page exported-PDF inspection are recorded separately from linguistic and reception review.
The document remains a working draft with the linguistic, source-form and review limitations stated above.