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EPHRIAM777
USA
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 Posted - 09 Jan 2006 : 09:57:55 AM
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Originally posted by Marah Hall
any one know any thing about this psalm?
Eph replies..
Psalm 151
My hands made a harp, my fingers fashioned a lyre.
And who will declare it to my Lord? The Lord himself; it is he who hears.
It was he who sent his messenger and took me from my father's sheep, and anointed me with his anointing oil.
My brothers were handsome and tall, but the Lord was not pleased with them.
I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols.
But I drew his own sword; I beheaded him, and removed reproach from the people of Israel.
PSALM 151
Besides these hundred and fifty Psalms, there is one additional in the Syriac, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, of which it will be necessary to say something, and to give a translation. 1. The Psalms is not found in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee, nor in the Vulgate. 2. It is found, as stated, above, in the Syriac, Septuagint, AEthiopic, and Arabic; but not in the Anglo-Saxon, though Dom. Calmet has stated the contrary. But I have not heard of it in any MS. of that version; nor is it in Spelman's printed copy. 3. It is mentioned by Apollinaris, Athanasius, Euthymius, Vigilius, Tapsensis, and St. Chrysostom. 4. It has never been received either by the Greek or Latin Church; nor has it ever been considered as canonical. 5. It is certainly very ancient, stands in the Codex Alexandrinus, and has been printed in the Paris and London Polyglots. 6. Though the Greek is considered the most authentic copy of this Psalm, yet there are some things in the Syriac and Arabic necessary to make a full sense. The Arabic alone states the manner of Goliath's death. The title is, "A Psalm in the handwriting of David, beyond the number of the Psalms, composed by David, when he fought in single combat with Goliath." I shall make it as complete as I can from the different versions.
I WAS the least among my brethren; and the youngest in my father's house; and I kept also my father's sheep. My hands made the organ; and my fingers joined the psaltery.3 And who told it to my LORD? [Arab.: And who is he who taught me?] The LORD himself, he is my Master, and the Hearer of all that call upon him. He sent his angel, and took me away from my father's sheep; and anointed me with the oil of his anointing. [Others, the oil of his mercy.] 5 My brethren were taller and more beautiful than I; nevertheless the LORD delighted not in them.I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols. [Arab.: IN the strength of the LORD I cast three stones at him. I smote him in the forehead, and felled him to the earth.] 8 And I drew out his own sword from its sheath, and cut off his head, and took away the reproach from the children of Israel.
EPH writes...
I found this on a web search for "Psalm 151"..!
The Syriac Bible is known as the PE****TA it's just about as old as it gets for Bibles..but it wasn't used by the Western Church as the Church moved westward into Europe.. We're just getting around now today to looking at it as a good source for early NT teachings..!
Since the "BIBLE" was assembled by men and NOT by God..there is room for men missing a few books or Psalms here and there that they didn't have in front of them..PSALM 151 might fall into this catigory..!
Rememeber the BIBLE contains God's word..and we call that "scripture"..But that doesn't mean that ALL scripture is contained in the Bible..
Some books that are scriptural might not have been voted on by the men who compiled the Bible we have today..! The Bible is made up completely of "scripture"..But that doesn't mean the Bible contains ALL the scriptures there are from God.. (( Plus I don't think GOD would leave his book to us on such a number as 66 )) 
THE MORE YOU EXPAND YOUR BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE..THE MORE YOU REALIZE HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW..
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PSALM 151..!!
