[Mesorah] pasuk that is n ot a pasuk

[D&E-H Bannett]

In my shul (nusach hachasidim, a.k.a. nusach sfard), it 
happened last Shabbat that the chazan for p'sukei d'zimra 
was a Sefaradi who, as is their custom, read the entire text 
aloud, word for word. Each word was carefully pronounced, so 
different from the Ashkenazic race to see who can finish 
first or before the chazan says the last line aloud. But, it 
is difficult to modify one's  semi-automatic Ashkenazic 
habits so I found myself with free time to ponder between 
the paragraphs .

It is also the Sefaradic custom to sing certain lines. 
After mizmor chanukat habayyit, he sang Hashem melekh, 
Hashem malakh, Hashem yimlokh l'olam va'ed.  The nusach 
Ashkenaz list members, who do not say these lines here will 
have to wait until they appear in y'hi kh'vod where, 
incidentally, the Sefaradim do not sing them.

My mind wandered and wondered, why this line appears in y'hi 
kh'vod.  Y'hi kh'vod is a group of p'sukim, mostly from 
T'hilim.  In fact, these sentences are the only p'sukei 
d'zimra in the pirkei d'zimra that we call p'sukei d'zimra. 
But the "pasuk" H' Melekh H' makakh etc., does not exist!

So, can someone tell me how or why it appears in the 
collection of pesukim called y'hi kh'vod? And, why do we 
call the entire pre-yishtabach group of paragraphs by such 
an inappropriate name.

Of course, I cannot really blame my Sefaradi neighbor for my 
odd thoughts. The truth is that I have often noted this 
peculiarity but never tried to investigate further.

Can someone save me from continuing to feel bad that I have 
not investigated and probably never will?


k"t,

David