Psalm 151

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Psalm 151 is a short, apocryphal psalm traditionally attributed to King David that appears in the Septuagint and is recognized as canonical in Eastern Orthodox Christianity but not in most Western biblical canons.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf apocryphal psalm
biblical text
deuterocanonical work
psalm
associatedWith Book of Psalms
Davidic psalms
belongsToTradition Eastern Christian biblical tradition
Second Temple Jewish psalmic tradition
canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxy canonical
canonicalStatusInJudaism non-canonical
canonicalStatusInProtestantism non-canonical
canonicalStatusInRomanCatholicism non-canonical
DeadSeaScrollsDesignation 11Q5
11QPs-a
describes David as the youngest son of Jesse
firstKnownTextualWitnessDate Second Temple period
foundIn Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Vaticanus
Dead Sea Scrolls
genre hymn
includedIn Orthodox Study Bible
some modern ecumenical Bible editions as an appendix
language Koine Greek
length short
liturgicalUse used in some Eastern Orthodox liturgical and devotional contexts
mentions David’s harp playing
David’s selection by God
notRecognizedAsCanonicalBy Jewish biblical canon
Roman Catholic Church
most Protestant churches
numbering comes after Psalm 150 in the Septuagint Psalter
originallyComposedIn Hebrew
partOf Septuagint
recognizedAsCanonicalBy Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
structure single short psalm in Greek tradition
structureInHebrewWitness composite of two shorter Hebrew psalms
subjectOf Septuagint scholarship
canon history research
textual criticism studies
theme David’s anointing as king
David’s humility
David’s victory over Goliath
traditionallyAttributedTo King David

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eastern Orthodox canon
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