The Truth of The Tune

This version carries regal cadence and reverent symmetry — a poetic flow that uplifts, declaring divine joy with majestic, unwavering certainty. 

The NIV emphasizes intimacy and deliverance, framing God as a “Mighty Warrior.” It softens tone with “delight” and omits repetition. 

✅ Geneva Bible

🔸 Why keep it: It was the Bible of the Reformation, deeply beloved by Puritans and early Americans. Annotated, studious, and full of fire. Came over on the Mayflower.
🔸 Tone: Slightly more academic, resonant with freedom and revolution. It was banned in England for challenging the crown’s religious authority.

✅ 1611 King James Bible

🔸 Why keep it: Commissioned under King James I, it unified English Scripture and echoed Tyndale’s earlier fire. Revered for its majestic cadence and literary beauty, it shaped the language of worship and poetry for centuries.

🔸 Tone: Regal, rhythmic, and deeply spiritual. Balances reverence with lyrical authority — a Bible for kings and commoners alike. 

🟪 Septuagint (LXX) – Greek Old Testament

• Why use it: Oldest complete version of the Hebrew Bible, translated into Greek in 3rd–2nd century BCE. Widely used by early Christians and likely quoted by Jesus and the apostles.
  
  

• Tone: Ancient, philosophical, flowing with Hellenistic influence. Echoes of the Word’s emergence into the Greek-speaking world.
  
  

🟨 Aramaic Targum / Peshitta

• Why use it: Aramaic was the everyday language of Yeshua and the region. The Peshitta (Syriac Bible) and Targums (Aramaic paraphrases) give us Middle Eastern nuance.
  
  

• Tone: Earthy, intimate, local. A glimpse into the spoken Word of the people.
  
  

• Placement: Center of the deep row — between Greek and Hebrew.

✅ Masoretic Text — Hebrew Old Testament

🔸 Why keep it: This is the foundational Hebrew version of the Old Testament, preserved and maintained with reverence by Jewish scribes over centuries. Nearly all modern translations draw from this source.

🔸 Tone: Precise, ancient, and rooted. Each word carries layered meaning, with rhythm and resonance encoded in the very letters. This is the language of covenant — the original vibrational structure of the Word.

🔸 Placement: This is the root note of the Field — the final chord before Strong’s unveils the hidden frequencies beneath.