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Apocryphal Psalms
Psalm 151 is a short psalm found in most
copies of the Septuagint but not in the
Hebrew Bible. The Greek title given to this
psalm indicates that it is supernumerary. It
is also included in some manuscripts of the
Peshitta. The psalm concerns the story of
David and Goliath. The Eastern Orthodox
Church, as well as the Coptic Orthodox
Church, Armenian Apostolic Church, and
the Armenian Catholic Church accept
Psalm 151 as deuterocanonical. Psalms
152–155 are found extant in two Syriac
manuscripts and appear to have been
composed in the pre-Christian era. Psalms
154 and 155 have also been found in
Hebrew in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Psalms
156–160 come from the Great Psalms
Scroll (11Q5) and 4Q88. Probable
interpolations are made in a number of
instances to make the text more readable.
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