Psalms Versification

The following table presents a concordance to the versification of the Psalms as used in the English, the Hebrew Masoretic, the Greek Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate (iuxta hebraicum) traditions. The complicated interdependence among these four systems relating to traditional textual division and medieval and early modern numeration of these division are evident in the table. For instance, various psalms are divided differently in the Masoretic and Septuagint traditions, with the Vulgate generally following the Septuagint (a relic of the origins of the Latin Psalter in the Old Latin version translated from the Old Greek version of the Psalms), yet often enough (in the iuxta hebraicum Psalter of Hieronymus/Jerome) following the (proto-) Masoretic text in the finer grain of the verses. A peculiar characteristic of intriguingly mysterious origin in the English tradition is the lack of numeration for the individual psalm titles.

The standard texts were used in the preparation of the table (NRSV, BHS, Rahlfs/Hanhart, Weber hand edition) in both printed and electronic format (Accordance, Logos). The subdivision of the verses follows that reflected in the presentation in the printed editions. The occasional appearance of Greek letters in verse subdivisions indicates the number of the clause involved, e.g., 1aβ indicates verse 1, first line, second clause.

The English column is that to which the other columns are keyed, though the Septuagint column required primary focus at times. With regard to Latin versification, another form of annotation is used; for example, in the Latin Vulgate column “[2c=3]” indicates that verse 2c in the English versification is verse 3 in the Latin Vulgate. In those annotations the English verse numbers are always given first. Textual pluses/minuses between the various versions are not noted here.

EnglishHebrew MasoreticGreek SeptuagintLatin Vulgate
1111
2222
3.title3.13.13.1
3.1–83.2–93.2–93.2–9
4.title4.14.14.1
4.1–84.2–94.2–94.2–10 [6a=6b] [7a=7b] [7b=8] [8a=9, 8b=10]
5.title5.15.15.1
5.1-125.2-135.2-135.2-13
6.title6.16.16.1
6.1–106.2–116.2–116.2–11
7.title7.17.17.1
7.1–177.2–187.2–187.2–18
8.title8.18.18.1
8.1–98.2–108.2–108.2–10
9.title9.19.19.1
9.1–209.2–219.2–219.2–21
10.1–1810.1–189.22–399.22–39
11.title11.1 first clause לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד10.1a10.1
11.1-711.1-710.1bc-710.2-8
12.title12.111.111.1
12.1–812.2–911.2-911.2-9
13.title13.112.112.1a
13.1–413.2–512.2-5ab12.1bc-5 [2c=3]
13.613.6 אָשִׁ֥ירָה לַיהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י גָמַ֣ל עָלָֽי12.5cd12.6
14.title14.1 first clause לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד13.1a13.1a
14.1-714.1-713.1bcde-713.1bcd-7
15.title15.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד14.1a14.1a
15.1-515.1-514.1bc-514.1bc-5
16.title16.1 first clause מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד15.1a15.1a
16.1-1116.1-1115.1b-1115.1b-10 [10-11=10]
17.title17.1 first clause תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד16.1a16.1a
17.1-1517.1-1516.1bc-1516.1bcd-15
18.title (plus first phrase of MT 18.2 “He said.”)18.117.1-2a17.1
18.1–5018.2–5117.2b–5117.2-51
19.title19.118.118.1
19.1–1419.2–1518.2–1518.2–15
20.title20.119.119.1
20.1–920.2–1019.2–1019.2–10
21.title21.120.120.1
21.1–1321.2–1420.2–1420.2–14
22.title22.121.121.1
22.1–3122.2–3221.2–3221.2–32
23.title23.1 first clause מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד22.1a22.1a
23.1-623.1-622.1b-622.1b-6
24.title24.1 first clause לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר23.1a23.1a
24.1-1024.1-1023.1bc-1023.1bc-10
25.title25.1 first clause לְדָוִ֡ד24.1a24.1a
25.1-2225.1-2224.1b-2224.1b-22
26.title26.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד25.1a25.1a
26.1-1226.1-1225.1bcd-1225.1bc-12
27.title27.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד26.1a26.1a
27.1-1427.1-1426.1bcde-1426.1bc-14
28.title28.1 first clause לְדָוִ֡ד27.1a27.1a
28.1-928.1-927.1bcde-927.1bcd-9
29.title29.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד28.1a28.1a
29.1-1129.1-1128.1bc-1128.1b-11 [1b=2a]
30.title30.129.129.1
30.1–1230.2–1329.2-1329.2-13
31.title31.130.130.1
31.1–2431.2–2530.2–2530.2–25
32.title32.1 first clause לְדָוִ֗ד31.1a31.1a
32.1-1132.1-1131.1bc-1131.1bc-11
  32.1 title[in Iuxta LXX]
33.1-2233.1-2232.1bc-2232.1-22
34.title34.133.133.1
34.1–2234.2–2333.2–2333.2–23
35.title35.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד34.1a34.1a
35.1-2835.1-2834.1bc-2834.1bc-28
36.title36.135.135.1
36.1–1236.2–1335.2–1335.2–13
37.title37.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד36.1a36.1a
37.1-4037.1-4036.1bc-4036.1bc-40
38.title38.137.137.1
38.1–2238.2–2337.2–2337.2–23
39.title39.138.138.1
39.1–1339.2–1438.2–1438.2–14
40.title40.139.139.1
40.1–1740.2–1839.2–1839.2–18
41.title41.140.140.1
41.1–1341.2–1440.2–1440.2–14
42.title42.141.141.1
42.1–1142.2–1241.2–1241.2–12
  42.1a title 
43.1-543.1-542.1bcd-542.1-5
44.title44.143.143.1
44.1–2644.2–2743.2–2743.2-26 [21, 22=22]
45.title45.144.144.1
45.1–1745.2–1844.2–1844.2–18
46.title46.145.145.1
46.1–1146.2–1245.2–1245.2–12
47.title47.146.146.1
47.1–947.2–1046.2–1046.2–10
48.title48.147.147.1
48.1–1448.2–1547.2–1547.2–15
49.title49.148.148.1
49.1–8a49.2–948.2-948.2-9a
49.8b-10a49.9b-11a48.1048.9b-11a [9b, 10=11]
49.10bc49.11bc48.1148.11bc
49.11-2049.12-2148.12-2148.12-21
50.title50.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף49.1a49.1a
50.1-2350.1-2349.1bcd-2349.1bc-23
51.title51.1–250.1–250.1–2
51.1–1951.3–2150.3–2150.3–21
52.title52.1–251.1-251.1-2
52.1–952.3–1151.3–1151.3–11 [9ab|cd=11a|cb]
53.title53.152.152.1a
53.1–653.2–752.2–752.1b-7
[1=1b, 2]
54.title54.1–253.1–253.1–2
54.1–754.3–953.3–953.3–9
55.title55.154.154.1
55.1–2355.2–2454.2–2454.2–24
56.title56.155.155.1
56.1–1356.2–1455.2–1455.2-13 [10, 11=11]
57.title57.156.156.1
57.1–1157.2–1256.2–1256.2–12
58.title58.157.157.1
58.1–1158.2–1257.2–1257.2–12
59.title59.158.158.1
59.1–1759.2–1858.2–1858.2–18 [3c=5a] [4b=6a] [10b=12a]
60.title60.1–259.1-259.1-2
60.1–1260.3–1459.3–1459.3-14 [5b=6d]
61.title61.160.160.1
61.1–861.2–960.2–960.2–9
62.title62.161.161.1
62.1–1062.2–1161.2-1161.2-11
62.1162.1261.12, 13a61.12
62.1262.1361.13bc61.13
63.title63.162.162.1
63.1–1163.2–1262.2–1262.2–12 [1c=3a]
64.title64.163.163.1
64.1–1064.2–1163.2–1163.2–11 [4b=6a]
65.title65.164.164.1
65.1–1365.2–1464.2–1464.2–14
66.title66.1 first clause לַמְנַצֵּחַ שִׁ֣יר מִזְמ֑וֹר65.1a65.1a
66.1-2066.1-2065.1b-2065.1b-20
67.title67.166.166.1
67.1–767.2–866.2–866.2–8
68.title68.167.167.1
68.1–3568.2–3667.2–3667.2–36
69.title69.168.168.1
69.1–3669.2–3768.2–3768.2–37
70.title70.169.1-2a69.1
70.1–570.2–669.2b-669.2-6 [2cd=4a]
  70.1a title 
71.1-2471.1-2470.1bc-2470.1-24
72.title72.1 first clause לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה71.1a71.1
72.1-2072.1-2071.1bc-2071.2-20 [2=2b]
73.title73.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף72.1a72.1a
73.1-2873.1-2872.1bc-2872.1b-28 [22b=23] [24ab=24bc]
74.title74.1 first clause  מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף73.1a73.1a
74.1–574.1–573.1bc-5, 6ab73.1bc-5
74.674.673.6bc73.6
74.7-2374.7-2373.7-2373.7-23
75.title75.174.174.1
75.175.274.2, 3a74.2
75.275.374.3bc74.3
75.3-1075.4-1174.4-1174.4-11
76.title76.175.175.1
76.1–1076.2–1175.2–1175.2–11
76.1176.1275.12, 13a75.12
76.1276.1375.13bc75.13
77.title77.176.176.1
77.1–2077.2–2176.2–2176.2–21
78.title78.1 first clause מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף77.1a77.1a
78.1-7278.1-7277.1bc-7277.1bc-72 [55ab=54cd] [55c=55]
79.title79.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף78.1a78.1a
79.1-1379.1-1378.1bcd-1378.1bcd-13
80.title80.179.179.1
80.1–1980.2–2079.2–2079.2–20
81.title81.180.180.1
81.1–1681.2–1780.2–1780.2–17
82.title82.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף81.1a81.1a
82.1-882.1-881.1bc-881.1b-8
83.title83.182.182.1
83.1–1883.2–1982.2–1982.2–19
84.title84.183.183.1
84.1–1284.2–1383.2–1383.2–13 [6c=8a] [11cd=13a]
85.title85.184.184.1
85.1–1385.2–1484.2–1484.2–14
86.title86.1 first clause תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד85.1a85.1a
86.1-1786.1-1785.1bc-1785.1bc-17
87.title87.1 first clause לִבְנֵי־קֹ֭רַח מִזְמ֣וֹר שִׁ֑יר86.1a86.1a
87.1-787.1-786.1b-786.1b-7
88.title88.187.187.1
88.1–1888.2–1987.2–1987.2–19
89.title89.188.188.1
89.1–5289.2–5388.2–5388.2–53 [36b=38a]
90.title90.1 first clause תְּפִלָּה֮ לְמֹשֶׁ֪ה אִֽישׁ־הָאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים89.1a89.1a
90.1-1790.1-1789.1bc-1789.1bc-17 [5b=6a]
  90.1a title 
91.1-1691.1-1690.1bc-1690.1-16 [4c=5a] [5b=6a]
92.title92.191.191.1
92.1–1592.2–1691.2–1691.2–16
  92.1a title 
93.1-593.1-592.1bcd-592.1-5
  93.1a 
94.1-2394.1-2393.1bc-2393.1-23
  94.1a title 
95.1-1195.1-1194.1bc-1194.1-11 [7d=8a] [8aβ=9a] [8b=9b] [9ab=9cd] [10c=11a] [11ab=11b]
  95.1a 
96.1-1396.1-1395.1bc-1395.1-13
  96.1a title 
97.1-1297.1-1296.1bc-1296.1-12
98.title98.1 first clause מִזְמ֡וֹר97.1a97.1a
98.1-998.1-997.1bcde-997.1bc-9
  98.1a title 
99.1-999.1-998.1bc-998.1-9
100.title100.1 first clause מִזְמ֥וֹר99.1a99.1
100.1-5100.1-599.1b-599.2-5 [1=2aα]
[2ab=2aβ, 2b]
101.title101.1 first clause לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר100.1a100.1a
101.1101.1100.1b, 2a100.1b
101.2-8101.2-8100.2bcde-8100.2-8
102.title102.1101.1101.1
102.1–28102.2–29101.2–29101.2–29
103.title103.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד102.1a102.1a
103.1-22103.1-22102.1bc-22102.1bc-22
  103.1a title 
104.1-35104.1-35103.1bcd-35103.1-35
104.35d104.35 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ104.1a “Αλληλουια” title104.1a “Alleluia” title
105.1-45105.1-45104.1bc-45104.1bc-45a
105.45c105.45 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ 104.45b “Alleluia” postscript title
106.1a106.1 first clause הַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ105.1a “Αλληλουια” title105.1a “Alleluia” title
106.1-48106.1-48105.1bc-48105.1bc-48ab
106.48d106.48 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ106.1a “Αλληλουια” title105.48c “Alleluia” postscript title
107.1-43107.1-43106.1bc-43106.1-43 [3a=2c]
108.title108.1107.1107.1
108.1–13108.2–14107.2–14107.2–14
109.title109.1a לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר108.1a108.1
109.1-20109.1b-20108.1b-20108.2-20 [1=2a] [2a=2b] [16bc=17ab] [17abc=18ab]
[18abc=18cde]
109.21109.21108.21, 22aα108.21
109.22-31109.22-31108.22aβb-31108.22-31
110.title110.1 first clause לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר109.1a109.1a
110.1-7110.1-7109.1bc-7109.1bc-7
111.1a111.1 first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ 110.1a “Alleluia” title
111.1-10111.1-10110.1-10110.1bc-10
112.1-9112.1-9111.1-9111.1-9 [6b=7a] [7ab=7bc]
113.1a113.1 first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ112.1a “Αλληλουια” title112.1a “Alleluia” title
113.1-9113.1-9112.1bc-9112.1bc-9
113.9c113.9 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ113.1a “Αλληλουια” title112.9c “Alleluia” postscript title
114.1–8114.1–8113.1bc–8113.1-8
115.1–18115.1–18113.9–26113.9-26 [1b=10a] [2=10b]
115.18c115.18 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ114.1a “Αλληλουια” title113.26c “Alleluia” postscript title
116.1–9116.1–9114.1bc-9114.1-9
  115.1a “Αλληλουια” title115. An historical idiosyncracy leads to numbering this
Latin psalm’s verses 10-19
116.10–19116.10–19115.1bc-10115.10-19
116.19c116.19 last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ116.1a “Αλληλουια” title115.19b “Allelouia” postscript title
117.1-2117.1-2116.1bc-2116.1-2
117.2c117.2c last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ117.1a “Αλληλουια” title116.2c “Allelouia” postscript title
118.1-29118.1-29117.1bc-29117.1-29 [15b=16a] [16ab=16bc]
  118.1a “Αλληλουια” title 
119.1-176119.1-176118.1bc-176118.1-176
120.title120.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת119.1a119.1a
120.1-7120.1-7119.1bc-7119.1b-7
121.title121.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת120.1a120.1a
121.1-8121.1-8120.1bc-8120.1b-8
122.title122.1 first two clauses שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת121.1a121.1a
122.1-9122.1-9121.1bc-9121.1b-9
123.title123.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת122.1a122.1a
123.1-4123.1-4122.1bc-4122.1b-4
124.title124.1 first two clauses שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד123.1a123.1a
124.1-8124.1-8123.1bc-8123.1b-8 [4b=5a] [5ab=5b]
125.title125.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת124.1a124.1a
125.1-5125.1-5124.1bc-5124.1b-5
126.title126.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת125.1a125.1a
126.1-6126.1-6125.1bc-6125.1b-6
127.title127.1 first two clauses שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה126.1a126.1a
127.1-5127.1-5126.1bcde-5126.1bc-5
128.title128.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת127.1a127.1a
128.1-6128.1-6127.1bc-6127.1b-6
129.title129.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת128.1a128.1a
129.1-8129.1-8128.1bc-8128.1b-8
130.title130.1 first clause שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת129.1a129.1a
130.1-8130.1-8129.1b-8129.1b-8 [5ab=4b] [6a=5] [6bc=6a] [7a=6b] [7bc=7]
131.title131.1 first two clauses שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד130.1a130.1a
131.1-3131.1-3130.1bcde-3130.1bc-3
132.title132.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת131.1a131.1a
132.1-18132.1-18131.1bc-18131.1b-18
133.title133.1 first two clauses שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד132.1a132.1a
133.1-3133.1-3132.1bc-3132.1b-3
134.title134.1 first clause שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת133.1a133.1a
134.1-3134.1-3133.1bcd-3133.1b-3
135.1a135.1 first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ134.1a “Αλληλουια” title134.1a “Alleluia” title
135.1-21135.1-21134.1b-21134.1b-21
135.21c135.21 last cluse הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ135.1a “Αλληλουια” title135.21b “Alleluia” postscript title
136.1-26136.1-26135.1bc-26135.1-26
137.1-9137.1-9136.1-9136.1-9
138.title138.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד137.1a137.1a
138.1-8138.1-8137.1bcd-8137.1bc-8
139.title139.1 first clause לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר138.1a138.1a
139.1-24139.1-24138.1b-24138.1b-24 [2b=3a] [3a=3b] [3b=4a] [4a=4b] [4b=5a]
[5ab=b]
140.title140.1139.1139.1
140.1–13140.2–14139.2–14139.2–14
141.title141.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד140.1a140.1a
141.1-10141.1-10140.1bc-10140.1bc-10
142.title142.1141.1141.1
142.1–6142.2–7141.2–7141.2–7
143.title143.1 first clause מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד142.1a142.1a
143.1-12143.1-12142.1bcd-12142.1bcd-12
144.title144.1 first clause לְדָוִ֨ד143.1a143.1a
144.1-15144.1-15143.1bc-15143.1bcd-15 [11a=10bβ] [11b|cd=11ab]
145.title145.1 first clause תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד144.1a144.1a
145.1-21145.1-21144.1bc-21144.1bc-21
146.1a146.1
first clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָ֡הּ
145.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
145.1
“Alleluia” title
146.1-10146.1-10145.1b-10145.2-10
[1b=2a] [2ab=2bc] [3a=2d] [3b=3]
146.10c146.10
last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ
146.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
146.1a
“Alleluia” title
147.1-11147.1-11146.1bc-11146.1bc-11
  147.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
147.
An historical idiosyncracy leads to numbering this Latin psalm’s verses 12-20.
147.12–20147.12–20147.1bcd–9147.12–20
147.20c147.20
last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ
 147.20b
“Alleluia” postscript title
148.1a148.1
first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ
148.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
148.1a
“Alleluia” title
148.1-14148.1-14148.1bc-14148.1b-14
[13a=12aγ] [13b=13] [13c=14a]
[14abc=14bcd]
149.1a149.1
first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ
149.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
149.1a
“Alleluia” title
149.1-9149.1-9149.1bc-9149.1bc-9
149.9c149.9
last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ
 149.9c
“Alleluia” postscript title
150.1a150.1
first clause הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ
150.1a
“Αλληλουια” title
150.1a
“Alleluia” title
150.1-6150.1-6150.1bc-6150.1bc-6
150.6b150.6
last clause הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ
 150.6b
“Alleluia” postscript title
151.1-7151.1-7151.1-7