Psalm 151

Psalm 151 is the modern name of a short psalm that is included in most copies of the Greek version of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, but not in the Masoretic text of the Tanakh. A Hebrew version was found in the caves of Qumran (handwriting 11Q Psa ). The title of the psalm in the Septuagint " This psalm is ascribed to David and is outside the number. When he slew Goliath in single combat " indicates that he is surplus and he did not like the Psalms of the Bible a number has been assigned; the term " Psalm 151 " has become common only in modern times. Most biblical scholars see the text as an appended by the Septuagint translators additive.

Today's Psalm 151, there are two originally independent compositions based on how the manuscript from Qumran shows: Psalm 151A (corresponding verses 1-5) tells the story of the anointing of the youngest son of Jesse, the princes of his people. Psalm 151B (corresponding verses 6-7) reported the first heroic deed of David, the fight against the giant Goliath. This second Psalm, however, receive only very fragmentary in the Qumran version.

The title of the Psalm suggests that it was written by King David after his victory against the giant Goliath. The text is characterized by frequent parallelism. In the I - form David is described as the youngest among his brothers, but was chosen by God to be king. Is then described how David kills Goliath the Philistine, with his own sword.

The Eastern Orthodox churches have taken up the " Psalm 151 " in their canon while it is classified as apocryphal in the Roman Catholic, the Protestant churches and in Judaism. However, he can be found as an appendix in some Catholic and ecumenical Bibles, eg in the Bible translation by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz or in the English New Revised Standard Version.