Psalm 151 [Greek]

¹I was small among my brothers,

and the youngest of my father’s sons.

I was shepherd of my father’s sheep.

²My hands made a musical instrument;

my fingers strung a lap harp.

³Who will tell my Lord?

The Lord himself, the Lord hears me.

⁴The Lord himself sent his messenger,

and took me away

from my father’s sheep.

He put special oil on my forehead

to anoint me.

⁵My brothers were good-looking and tall,

but the Lord didn’t take

special pleasure in them.

⁶I went out to meet the Philistine,

who cursed me by his idols.

⁷But I took his own sword out of its sheath

and cut off his head.

So I removed the shame

from the Israelites.