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Song of Ascents

The Songs of Ascent Pt. 1

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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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Wrapping up Psalm 119

Wrapping up Psalm 119

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This is the last 6 segments of this Alphabetic Acrostic Psalm. It covers Pey – Tav in the Hebrew alphabet.

Being container of God’s word, humility leading to the glory of Christ’ likeness, our need for our Creator and the rightness of our calling out to Him, turning towards God and away from wickedness, loving God’s law and the great hope His commandments offer and being marked by God’s sign which delivers from death. All of this and more are in these last segments.

As an additional treat, the final verses under Tav seem to summarize the entire 119th chapter in its emphasis on God’s words and our relationship to it!

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Belong to You

I belong to You!

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These verses in chapter 119 cover the 9th through the 12th letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Of course the primary theme is a focus upon the value and power of the word of God, His love and solicitous care of His Own and instruction to maintain our focus upon Him even in the face of adversity.

However, another theme seemed to surface in some of this psalmists musing which expressed not only an embracing of his humanity before His God, but a sense of belonging that took this notion even deeper and made it all the more tangible and endearing!

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Psalm 119

Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things, revive me in Your way!

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This segment of Psalm 119 covers verses 25-64 which corresponds to the Hebrew letters Dalet – Khet.

Key points include the power of God’s words to renew our hearts, drawing them away from lowly and earthly things to heavenly things which possess real intrinsic value.

A few of the pictographs associated with these letters do fit well with the content of their individual sections, but not all.

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