Psalm 151 . 1 I was small among my brothers, And the youngest in my father’s house; I tended my father’s sheep. 2 My hands made a harp; My fingers fashioned a lyre. 3 And who will tell my Lord? The Lord himself; it is he who hears. 4 It was he who sent his messenger And took me from my father’s sheep, And anointed me with his anointing oil. 5 My brothers were handsome and tall, But the Lord was not pleased with them. 6 I went out to meet the Philistine, And he cursed me by his idols. 7 But I drew his own sword; I beheaded him, and took away disgrace from the people of Israel. . This psalm is ascribed to David as his own composition, though it is outside the traditional number of Psalms, after he had fought in single combat with Goliath. It is a short psalm that is found in most copies of the Septuagint but not in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. It is also included in some manuscripts of the Peshitta. The Eastern Orthodox Church accepts Psalm 151 as canonical. Roman Catholics, Protestants, and most Jews consider it apocryphal. However, it is found in an appendix in some Catholic Bibles, such as certain editions of the Latin Vulgate, as well as in some ecumenical translations, such as the New Revised Standard Version.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:17:20 +0000
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