Variants¹ between the poem² of Psalm [XVIII] and Samuel³ are the following: *and … spoke;*⁴, etc. *and my deliverer;*⁵ by a suffix and pronoun; Ps. 3 omits the pronoun. *my God, my rock;*⁶. *my high tower, and my refuge;*⁷. *from mine enemies;*⁸ is the prefix mem, in Ps. 4 the preposition min. *for … compassed me;*⁹ is wanting. *the waves of;*¹⁰. *the floods of;*¹¹. *compassed me;*¹², in Ps. 6 sebabuni. The meaning is the same. *I called;*¹³. *and … He heard;*¹⁴. *then … did shake;*¹⁵ in Ps. 8 wattig‘ash. The meaning is practically the same. *the foundations of heaven;*¹⁶. *yea, He was seen;*¹⁷. *and He made;*¹⁸. *pavilions;*¹⁹. *gathering of:*²⁰. *coals of fire flamed forth;*²¹. *thundered from heaven;*²². *arrows;*²³. *and discomfited them;*²⁴ (ḳerë), but the kethib is the same as in Ps. 15 wayyehummem. *the channels of waters;*²⁵. *and … were laid bare;*²⁶ is wanting. *by the rebuke of the Lord;*²⁷. *His nostrils;*²⁸. *from them that hated me;*²⁹. *a stay;*³⁰ in Ps. 19 lemish‘an. The sense is the same. *He brought me forth also;*³¹ according³² *to my righteousness;*³³, in Ps. 21 keẓidḳi. The nouns are practically synonymous. *I did not depart from them;*³⁴. *and I was;*³⁵ Ps. 24 wa’ehi is a shortened form of the same verb. *toward Him;*³⁶. *and I kept myself;*³⁷ at the end. *according to my righteousness;*³⁸ Ps. 25 keẓidḳi. *according to my cleanness;*³⁹. *man;*⁴⁰ (lit. mighty man), in Ps. 26 gebar (man). *Thou dost show Thyself pure;*⁴¹, in Ps. 27 tithbarar. *Thou dost show Thyself subtle;*⁴² in Ps. 27 tithpattal. *and … Thou dost save;*⁴³. *but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them;*⁴⁴. *and the Lord;*⁴⁵. *by my God;*⁴⁶. *who is God;*⁴⁷, Ps. 32 ’elo’ah. *save;*⁴⁸. A different preposition is used. V ba‘adi is an error for mibbal‘adë. *my … fortress;*⁴⁹. *who letteth … go forth;*⁵⁰. The former reads wayyater, the latter wayyitten. *do bend;*⁵¹, Ps. 35 weniḥathah, with the same sense. *and Thy condescension;*⁵² Ps. 36 we‘anwatheka. *under me;*⁵³, Ps. 37 taḥtai. *I have pursued;*⁵⁴, Ps. 38 ’erdof. *and destroyed them;*⁵⁵. *and I have consumed them;*⁵⁶ *and smitten them;*⁵⁷. *that they cannot arise;*⁵⁸. *yea, they are fallen;*⁵⁹. *for Thou hast girded me;*⁶⁰ from the verb. *under me;*⁶¹, Ps. 40 taḥtai. *yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off;*⁶². *they looked;*⁶³. *even unto the Lord;*⁶⁴ is ’el, in Ps. 42 ‘al. *as the dust of the earth;*⁶⁵. *I did stamp them … I did tread them down;*⁶⁶. *Thou also hast delivered me … my people. Thou hast kept me;*⁶⁷. *dwindle away … as soon as they hear of me;*⁶⁸. In Sam. the Heb. for hear and dwindle away is lishmoa‘ and yithkaḥashu, in Ps. leshema‘ and yekaḥashu. *and come halting out of their close places;*⁶⁹. The Heb. for out of their close places is mimmisgerotham in Sam. and mimmisgerothehem in Ps. There is no difference in the Heb. verb despite the different translation. *my Rock of salvation;*⁷⁰ in the second part of the verse. *and bringeth down … under me;*⁷¹. There is also a difference in the Heb. for under me as in verses 37, 40. *and that bringeth me forth … yea … above them that rise up against me … violent;*⁷². The Heb. for above me and violent in Sam. is umiḳḳamai and ḥamasim; in Ps. min ḳammai and ḥamas. the Tetragrammaton is placed first;⁷³, in Ps. 50 it follows it. *I will sing praises;*⁷⁴, in Ps. 50 ’azammerah. ‘Omer’ in V is a printer’s error. a tower of salvation.⁷⁵. The Heb. in the former is migdol, in the latter magdil.

footnotes: ¹ In words, letters or vowels. ² So H. V has the plural. ³ 2 Sam. 22. ⁴ Sam. 1; in Ps. 1 this is replaced by For the Leader ⁵ Sam. 2 represents my ⁶ Ps. 3; Sam. 3, the God who is my rock ⁷ Sam. 3; Ps. 3 omits and my refuge ⁸ In Sam. 4 the Heb. for from ⁹ Sam. 5; in Ps. 5 for ¹⁰ Sam. 5; Ps. 5 the cords of ¹¹ Sam. 5; Ps. 5 and the floods of ¹² In Sam. 6 the Heb. is sabbuni ¹³ Sam. 7; Ps. 7 I cried ¹⁴ Sam. 7; Ps. 7 omits and ¹⁵ The Heb. in Sam. 8 is wayyithga‘ash, ¹⁶ Sam. 8; Ps. 8 the foundations of the mountains ¹⁷ Sam. 11; Ps. 11 yea, He did swoop ¹⁸ Sam. 12; Ps. 12 omits and ¹⁹ Sam. 12; Ps. 12 His pavilion ²⁰ Sam. 12; Ps. 12 darkness of ²¹ Sam. 13; Ps. 13 hailstones and coals of fire ²² Sam. 14; Ps. 14 thundered in the heavens ²³ Sam. 15; Ps. 15 His arrows ²⁴ In Sam. 15 the Heb. is wayyahom ²⁵ Ps. 16; Sam. 16 the channels of the sea ²⁶ Ps. 16; in Sam. 16 and ²⁷ Sam. 16; Ps. 16 at Thy rebuke, O Lord ²⁸ Sam. 16; Ps. 16 Thy nostrils ²⁹ Sam. 18; Ps. 18 adds and ³⁰ In Sam. 19 mish‘an; ³¹ The Heb. in Sam. 20 has a verb and pronoun; in Ps. 20 a verb with a pronominal suffix. There is no difference in meaning. ³² V prints ‘in’ for ‘according’ in error. ³³ In Sam. 21 the Heb. is keẓidḳathi ³⁴ Sam. 23; Ps. 23 I put not away … from me ³⁵ In Sam. 24 the Heb. is wa’ehyeh; ³⁶ Sam. 24; Ps. 24 with Him ³⁷ Both Sam. 24 and Ps. 24 have the same verb, but the former adds a he ³⁸ Sam. 25 keẓidḳathi; ³⁹ Sam. 25; Ps. 25 according to the cleanness of my hands ⁴⁰ In Sam. 26 the noun is gibbor ⁴¹ There is a difference in the form of the verb; in Sam. 27 tittabar ⁴² Another difference in the form of the verb; in Sam. 27 tittappal, ⁴³ Sam. 28; Ps. 28 for Thou dost save ⁴⁴ Sam. 28; Ps. 28 but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble ⁴⁵ Sam. 29; Ps. 29 the Lord my God ⁴⁶ Sam. 30; Ps. 30 and by my God ⁴⁷ Sam. 32 reads ’el ⁴⁸ Sam. 32; Ps. 32 except ⁴⁹ Sam. 33; Ps. 33 that girdeth me ⁵⁰ Sam. 33; Ps. 33 and maketh ⁵¹ Sam. 35 weniḥath ⁵² Sam. 36 wa‘anotheka, ⁵³ Sam. 37 taḥteni ⁵⁴ Sam. 38 ’erdefah ⁵⁵ Sam. 38; Ps. 38 and overtaken them ⁵⁶ Sam. 39; wanting in Ps. 39. ⁵⁷ Sam. 39; Ps. 39 omits and ⁵⁸ Sam. 39, lit. ‘that they will not arise’; Ps. 39 that they are not able to rise ⁵⁹ Sam. 39; Ps. 39 they are fallen ⁶⁰ Sam. 40 omits the alef ⁶¹ Sam. 40 taḥteni ⁶² Sam. 41; Ps. 41 and I did cut off them that hate me ⁶³ Sam. 42; Ps. 42 they cried ⁶⁴ In Sam. 42 the Heb. for unto ⁶⁵ Sam. 43; Ps. 43 as the dust before the wind ⁶⁶ Sam. 43; Ps. 43 I did cast them out ⁶⁷ Sam. 44; Ps. 44 Thou hast delivered me … the people; Thou hast made me ⁶⁸ Sam. 45; Ps. 45 as soon as they hear of me … dwindle away ⁶⁹ Sam. 46; Ps. 46 and come trembling out of their close places ⁷⁰ Sam. 47 Ps. 47 lacks my rock ⁷¹ Sam. 48; Ps. 48 and subdueth … under me ⁷² Sam. 49; Ps. 49 he delivereth me … yea … above them that rise up against me … violent ⁷³ In Sam. 50 it precedes among the nations ⁷⁴ The Heb. in Sam. 50 is ’azammer ⁷⁵ Sam. 51; Ps. 51 great salvation giveth He

The following are variants between Isaiah⁷⁶ and the text of Kings:⁷⁷ Now in the four[teenth];⁷⁸[teenth]. *Hezekiah;*⁷⁹ 14-16 the name is spelt Ḥizḳiyyah instead of Ḥizḳiyyahu. Rab-saris … to king Hezehiah … unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by.⁸⁰ is lacking, the order of the words is to Jerusalem unto the king. The clause and they went up … they came is lacking, and stood is in the singular but the plural in Kings. And when they had called to the king … unto them.⁸¹ is lacking in Isa. 3 which has unto them for unto him. Sayest thou⁸². *now … thou trustest;*⁸³ is lacking, as is also leka (lit. thou trusteth for thyself), compared with Kings 21. *ye say … in Jerusalem;*⁸⁴ in Kings 22, Isa. 7 has thou say and omits in Jerusalem. *with … king;*⁸⁵ is ’eth melek; in Isa. 8 it is ’eth hammelek. *now … against this place … against this land and destroy it;*⁸⁶ in Kings 25, Isa. 10 reads and … now. In against this land the preposition is ‘al for ’el. *the son of Hilkiah … with us;*⁸⁷ is lacking, and to us occurs instead of with us. *unto them … hath … to;*⁸⁸ is omitted, and hath … to is ha‘al for ha’el. *and spoke … the word of;*⁸⁹ is omitted and word is in the plural. *and hearken not … when he persuadeth;*⁹⁰ is lacking, and when is replaced by beware lest. *hath … ever delivered;*⁹¹. *Hena, and Ivvah have they delivered;*⁹² is lacking, and before have the conjunction and is inserted. *the countries;*⁹³. *but the people held their peace;*⁹⁴ is lacking and wayyaḥarishu is read for weheḥerishu. the words of Rab-shakeh.⁹⁵ while the latter omits all. *And Shebna;*⁹⁶ precedes the name. the prophet precedes *the son of Amoz;*⁹⁷ in Isa. ibid. the prophet follows. The order in E.V. is the same in both. *all the words of;*⁹⁸ is omitted. *unto them;*⁹⁹ Isa. 6 ’alehem. *to his own land;*¹⁰⁰, Isa. 7 ’el. *of Tirhakah;*¹⁰¹, Isa. 9 ‘al. *behold he is come out … again;*¹⁰² Isa. 9 omits behold and for again (wayyashab) reads and when he heard (wayyishma‘). *what;*¹⁰³, Isa. 11 ’asher. *O Lord, the God of;*¹⁰⁴ after Lord. *I have heard thee;*¹⁰⁵ *against the Holy One;*¹⁰⁶, Isa. 23 ’el. *thy messengers;*¹⁰⁷. *the choice;*¹⁰⁸ Isa. 24 mibḥar. *and I have entered into his farthest lodge;*¹⁰⁹ in Isa 24 and I come up to the height of the mountains. *strange;*¹¹⁰ in … times¹¹¹, Isa. 26 mimë. *… should be laid waste;*¹¹², in Isa. 26 lehash’oth. *and confounded;*¹¹³, Isa. 27 waboshu. *and as corn blasted;*¹¹⁴ Isa. 27 and as a field of corn. *that which springeth of the same;*¹¹⁵, Isa. 30 shaḥis. *he came;*¹¹⁶, Isa. 34 ba’. *will defend this city;*¹¹⁷, Isa. 35 ‘al. *and it came to pass that night;*¹¹⁸ *and smote;*¹¹⁹ the reading is wayyak, in Isa. 36 wayyakeh. fourscore.¹²⁰. *His face;*¹²¹ Isa. 38, 2 omits ’eth. *saying;*¹²² lacking in Isa. 2. *I beseech Thee;*¹²³ is inserted before I. *heart;*¹²⁴; Isa. ubeleb. *return … the princes of My people … I will heal thee;*¹²⁵ *and I will add;*¹²⁶; Isa. 5 behold, I will add (hinneni yosif). *for Mine own sake and for My servant David’s sake;*¹²⁷; lacking in Isa. 6. *take … and he recovered;*¹²⁸ *and Hezekiah said unto Isaiah … the third day;*¹²⁹ *this;*¹³⁰. *that the Lord;*¹³¹ the Heb. particle is ki, in Isa. 7 ’asher. *will do the thing;*¹³² Isa. 7 this thing. go forward.¹³³ Isa. 8 behold, I will cause … to return. Berodach¹³⁴. *… for he had heard;*¹³⁵ the reading is ki shama‘; Isa. ibid. wayyishma‘. *Hezekiah had been sick;*¹³⁶ Isa. ibid. that he had been sick, and was recovered. *hearkened unto them;*¹³⁷. *all his treasure house;*¹³⁸ Isa. ibid. omits all. oil¹³⁹ Isa. ibid. the … oil. … the house of his armour¹⁴⁰ Isa. ibid. inserts all before the house. *… they are come;*¹⁴¹ *the word of the Lord;*¹⁴² follows Lord. *to Babylon;*¹⁴³, in Isa. 6 Babel. is it not so, if.¹⁴⁴, Isa. 8 if but (ki). The variants here listed are not complete and there are others which are not included (cf. GRA).

footnotes: ⁷⁶ Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX. ⁷⁷ 2 Kings 18-XX. ⁷⁸ Kings XVIII, 13; Isa. 36, 1 now it came to pass in the four ⁷⁹ In Kings ibid. ⁸⁰ Kings 17. In Isa. 36, 2 Rab-saris ⁸¹ Kings 18; and when they … king ⁸² Kings 20; Isa. 5 I said ⁸³ In Isa. 6 now ⁸⁴ For ye say ⁸⁵ Kings 23, the Heb. for with … king ⁸⁶ For now ⁸⁷ Kings 26; in Isa. 11 the son of Hilkiah ⁸⁸ Kings 27; in Isa. 12 unto them ⁸⁹ Kings 28; in Isa. 13 and spoke ⁹⁰ Kings 32; in Isa. 18 and hearken not ⁹¹ Kings 33; Isa. 18 hath … delivered ⁹² Kings 34; in Isa. 19 Hena and Ivva ⁹³ Kings 35; Isa. 20 these countries ⁹⁴ Kings 36; in Isa. 21 the people ⁹⁵ Kings 27 and Isa. 22 are identical in the Heb. The reference is probably to 2 Kings 19, 4 and Isa. 37, 4 where the former reads all the words of Rab-shakeh ⁹⁶ 2 Kings 19, 2;in Isa. 37, 2 we’eth ⁹⁷ ibid.; ⁹⁸ Kings 4; in Isa. 4 all ⁹⁹ Kings 6 lahem; ¹⁰⁰ Kings 7 has the preposition l ¹⁰¹ Kings 9 has the preposition ’el ¹⁰² ibid.; ¹⁰³ Kings 11 has ’eth ’asher ¹⁰⁴ Kings 15. Isa. 16 inserts of hosts ¹⁰⁵ Kings 20, wanting in Isa. 21. ¹⁰⁶ Kings 22 reads ‘al ¹⁰⁷ Kings 23; Isa. 24 thy servants ¹⁰⁸ Kings 23 reads mibḥor; ¹⁰⁹ ibid.; ¹¹⁰ Kings 24; lacking in Isa. 25. ¹¹¹ Kings 25 reads lemimë ¹¹² In Kings 25 the reading is lahshoth ¹¹³ Kings 26 has wayyeboshu ¹¹⁴ ibid.; ¹¹⁵ Kings 29 reads saḥish ¹¹⁶ Kings 33 reads yabo’ ¹¹⁷ Kings 34 has the preposition ’el ¹¹⁸ Kings 35; lacking in Isa. 36. ¹¹⁹ ibid. ¹²⁰ Kings 35; Isa. 36 and fourscore ¹²¹ 2 Kings 20, 2 reads ’eth panaw; ¹²² ibid.; ¹²³ Kings 3; in Isa. 3 and said ¹²⁴ ibid. ubelebab ¹²⁵ Kings 5; lacking in Isa. 5. ¹²⁶ Kings 6 wehosafti ¹²⁷ ibid. ¹²⁸ Kings 7. The whole sentence is lacking in Isa. ¹²⁹ Kings 8. The whole sentence is lacking in Isa. ¹³⁰ Kings 9; Isa. 7 and this ¹³¹ ibid. ¹³² ibid.; ¹³³ ibid.; ¹³⁴ Kings 12; Isa. 39, 1 Merodach ¹³⁵ ibid. ¹³⁶ ibid.; ¹³⁷ Kings 13; Isa. 2 was glad of them ¹³⁸ ibid.; ¹³⁹ ibid.; ¹⁴⁰ ibid.; ¹⁴¹ Kings 14; Isa. 3 adds unto me ¹⁴² Kings 16; in Isa. 5 of hosts ¹⁴³ Kings 17 the reading is Babelah ¹⁴⁴ Kings 19 reads halo ’im