Tonight we begin with Psalm 120 which is the first of a sub-category of psalms which are referred to as songs of ascent. There are 15 of these psalms in all.
While the individual composers of these Psalms may not have had this intent in mind, they have been used in Judaism for generations as ‘Pilgrim songs’ sung while ascending the hill outside of Jerusalem on major feast days.
In particular these Feasts are the three major annual feasts of Passover, Shavuot (now known as Pentecost), and Sukkot (also known as the Feast of Tabernacles).
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