Psalm 151 is the name given to a short psalm that is found in most copies of the Septuagint or LXX or Greek but not in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. It is included also in some manuscripts of the Peshitta.
Although for many years scholars believed that
Psalm 151 might have been an original Greek composition and that “there is no evidence that
Psalm 151 ever existed in Hebrew”, we now know from the Dead Sea scrolls that this psalm did in fact exist in Hebrew and was a part of the psalter used by the Qumran community.
Psalm 151 appears along with a number of canonical and non-canonical psalms in the Dead Sea scroll
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.
Haile Selassie (born July 23, 1892 , died August 27, 1975), was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.At the beginning of his first address to his Council of State, Emperor Haile Selassie recited this psalm in total.
Here is
Psalm 151 from my NRSV Bible
This psalm is ascribed to David as his own composition (though it is outside the number), after he had fought in single combat with Goliath.
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.
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