151A [Hebrew]

¹I was the smallest of my brothers,

the youngest of my father’s sons.

He made me shepherd of his flock,

ruler over their young.

²My hands made a flute,

my fingers a lyre.

Let me give glory to the LORD ,

I thought to myself.

³The mountains

cannot witness to God;

the hills cannot proclaim him.

But the trees have cherished

my words,

the flocks my deeds.

⁴Who can proclaim,

who can announce,

who can declare the LORD ’s deeds?

God has seen everything;

God has heard everything;

God has listened.

⁵God sent his prophet to anoint me;

Samuel to make me great.

My brothers went out to meet him,

handsome in form and appearance:

⁶Their stature tall,

their hair beautiful,

but the LORD God

did not choose them.

⁷Instead, 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.