PsalmsChapter 53
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In the Russian Synodal Bible this is Psalm 52 Why this psalm has two numbers
Why does this psalm have two numbers?
Psalms are numbered differently in different Bibles. The Russian Synodal translation follows the Greek Bible (the Septuagint) read by the early Church. The Hebrew Bible and translations made from it, including English ones, follow the Hebrew (Masoretic) text.
The Greek Bible joins Psalms 9 and 10 into one, so for most psalms from 10 to 147 the Synodal number is one lower than the Hebrew one. "The Lord is my shepherd" is Psalm 22 in the Synodal Bible and 23 in the Hebrew Bible; David's psalm of repentance is 50 and 51; "The Lord said to my Lord" is 109 and 110.
Neither side is a mistake: ancient traditions divided the same text in different ways. The title above a psalm ("A Psalm of David") is often counted as verse 1 in the Hebrew Bible, so in some psalms the verse numbers shift as well.
How the numbers match
| Synodal | Hebrew |
|---|---|
| 1–8 | 1–8 |
| 9 | 9–10 |
| 10–112 | 11–113 |
| 113 | 114–115 |
| 114–115 | 116 |
| 116–145 | 117–146 |
| 146–147 | 147 |
| 148–150 | 148–150 |
This explanation is a draft awaiting review.
Commentary on the chapter (in Russian)
1The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
2God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call on God?
5There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
6Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Text: New Heart English Bible. Commentary: The Explanatory Bible, ed. A. P. Lopukhin (in Russian).
Этот псалом сходен буквально (за исключением 6 ст.) с псалмом 13. См. объяснение на последней странице.