PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 120:1. Psalms 120:1 is the first of the “Songs of Ascents” (Psalms 120:1). This diverse group includes individual and corporate laments, songs of confidence, thanksgiving hymns, a song celebrating Zion, wisdom psalms, a royal psalm, and a psalm for worship. Since Jerusalem... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 120:3 The psalm now addresses the person who is causing the trouble. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 120:5 The psalmist reflects on the larger situation. The people among whom he dwells are Gentiles, who do not know God’s word. The ideal Israelite exile is FOR PEACE, seeking it for the city in which he is exiled (in Jeremiah 29:7 this is “welfare,” see esv footnote on Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]