This article was originally written for Christ Hold Fast. If you have a Bible that includes titles and headings, you will likely notice that Psalm 121 is referred to as “A Song of Ascents” (or “A Song of Degrees” depending on your translation). Some fifteen psalms bear this title. Some include the composer’s name; others are anonymous. In any case, the “Songs of Ascents” are traditionally connected with the time period of Israel’s Babylonian exile. They are identified as some of the most fervent, heartfelt cries of God’s people, sung either in the expectation of or celebration of release from captivity. God’s people filled their choruses with the longing they so desperately yearned to see and enjoy and experience, namely, the restoration of Jehovah’s presence and peace.
The Lord our protector.
The Lord our protector.
The Lord our protector.
This article was originally written for Christ Hold Fast. If you have a Bible that includes titles and headings, you will likely notice that Psalm 121 is referred to as “A Song of Ascents” (or “A Song of Degrees” depending on your translation). Some fifteen psalms bear this title. Some include the composer’s name; others are anonymous. In any case, the “Songs of Ascents” are traditionally connected with the time period of Israel’s Babylonian exile. They are identified as some of the most fervent, heartfelt cries of God’s people, sung either in the expectation of or celebration of release from captivity. God’s people filled their choruses with the longing they so desperately yearned to see and enjoy and experience, namely, the restoration of Jehovah’s presence and peace.