Psalm 28/Notes/Textual.v. 7.463448

• There is a textual problem in v. 7, involving the last two clauses. See The meaning of וּמִשִּׁירִי in Ps 28:7b for a detailed discussion of the issue. We follow the reading of the MT: וַיַּעֲלֹז לִבִּי וּמִשִּׁירִי אֲהֹודֶנּוּ - "and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him" (NRSV). The LXX has καὶ ἀνέθαλεν ἡ σάρξ μουκαὶ ἐκ θελήματός μου ἐξομολογήσομαι αὐτῷ - "and I was helped and my flesh revived, and from my will I shall acknowledge him" (NETS). For the MT לִבִּי ("my heart"), the Greek translation has σάρξ μου ("my flesh" = בְּשָׂרִי or שְׁאֵרִי), and for the MT וּמִשִּׁירִי (“and with my song”), the LXX translation has καὶ ἐκ θελήματός μου (“and from my will”= וּמִלִּבִּי). The LXX translation (ἡ σάρξ μου καὶ ἐκ θελήματός μου) would require a transposition of the word לִבִּי with וּמִשִּׁירִי plus an emendation of שִׁירִי to בְּשָׂרִי or שְׁאֵרִי resulting in the reading בְּשָׂרִי וּמִלִּבִּי or שְׁאֵרִי וּמִלִּבִּי. These emendations, alternative readings are represented (in blue, pink) in the diagram. The LXX reading is represented in at least one modern translation, namely, NJB: "Yahweh is my strength and my shield, in him my heart trusts. I have been helped; my body has recovered its vigour, with all my heart I thank him.