Psalms 151–155

This article deals with Psalms 151–155 that are frequently referred to with the problematic designation “apocryphal psalms.” This study takes part in and advances the most recent scholarly discussions concerning each of these psalms. It takes up matters related to textual history, such as the relation between the preserved Greek and Hebrew version of Psalm 151, the origins of Psalms 152 and 153, manuscript 4Q448 as a witness to Psalm 154, and the possible acrostic nature of Psalm 155. The different literary settings of these psalms in manuscript 11QPsa, the Septuagint, and Syriac psalm collections are also briefly examined, and the pseudepigraphic attributions of these psalms to biblical persons and events are discussed in relation to general tendencies evident in the broader study of psalms.