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Psalm 42 or 43?

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BEFORE 1970Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims Versions: Psalm 42 AFTER 1970Modern English Translations: Psalm 43 Why is this change important? The Catholic Church has used the Septuagint/Vulgate numbering (inherited from St. Jerome’s 4th-century Latin Vulgate) for over 1600 years. The shift to Masoretic numbering happened shortly after Vatican II, driven primarily by those trying to accommodate others

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