Psalms 151 1
0 A Hallelujah of David, Jesse’s son.
1 I was the smallest of my brothers, the youngest of my father’s sons. He made me shepherd of his flock, ruler over their young.
1 My hands made a flute, my fingers a lyre. Let me give glory to the Lord, I thought to myself.
3 The mountains cannot witness to God; the hills cannot proclaim him. But the trees have cherished my words, the flocks my deeds.
4 Who can proclaim, who can announce, who can declare the Lord’s deeds? God has seen everything; God has heard everything; God has listened.
5 God sent his prophet to anoint me; Samuel to make me great. My brothers went out to meet him, handsome in form and appearance:
6 Their stature tall, their hair beautiful, but the Lord God did not choose them.
7 Instead, he sent and took me from following the flock. God anointed me with holy oil; God made me leader for his people, ruler over the children of his covenant.
0 At the beginning of David’s power after the prophet of God anointed him.
1 I went out to attack the Philistine, who cursed me by his idols.
2 But after I uncovered his own sword, I cut off his head. So I removed the shame from the Israelites.
0 This additional psalm is said to have been written by David when he fought Goliath in single combat.
1 I was small among my brothers, and the youngest of my father’s sons. I was shepherd of my father’s sheep.
2 My hands made a musical instrument; my fingers strung a lap harp.
3 Who will tell my Lord? The Lord himself, the Lord hears me.
4 The Lord himself sent his messenger, and took me away from my father’s sheep. He put special oil on my forehead to anoint me.
5 My brothers were good-looking and tall, but the Lord didn’t take special pleasure in them.
6 I went out to meet the Philistine, who cursed me by his idols.
7 But I took his own sword out of its sheath and cut off his head. So I removed the shame from the Israelites.
