Today we are returning to our series on the psalms of ascent. We began this series earlier this year, and we're looking at fifteen psalms that are grouped together in the Old Testament canon. Psalms 120-134. All fifteen of these psalms begin with the inscription "A Song of Ascents," and they are the only psalms in the Hebrew psalter labeled that way. It's a small songbook within the larger book of Psalms. All fifteen are short psalms, easy to memorize.
The most reliable tradition explaining why these psalms have been grouped together like this is that they were praise choruses that were sung by groups of Israelites as they made their way every year to Jerusalem for various feast days and religious ceremonies. The idea of "ascent" speaks of the fact that you can't get to Jerusalem from any direction without going up—and the climb was pretty steep. So these are songs for groups of pilgrims to sing while traveling, and in terms of their content, they run the gamut of emotions, from songs of lament to songs of celebration... http://www.thegracelifepulpit.com/
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