Song Of Ascent

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Song of ascent. Listen on our new album p. Fifteen psalms are identified in their ascriptions as a song of ascents. The city of jerusalem is situated on a high hill. Songs of ascent is a collection of 15 psalms psalm 120 134.

On their way to the great jewish feasts in jerusalem the pilgrims that flowed from the towns and villages of judea and samaria would sing together on the roads the hills echoing with their songs. Verse 2 o how long have i chased rivers from lowly seas to where they rise against the rush of grace descending. They are also called pilgrim songs. Highlands song of ascent verse 1 o how high would i climb mountains if the mountains were where you hide o how far i d scale the valleys if you graced the other side.

Song fo ascents so david was looking forward prophetically and possibly creatively imagining what it would be like to go up to the house of g d. The songs of ascent are a special group of psalms comprising psalms 120 134. Fifteen psalms are identified in their ascriptions as a song of ascents. Though the origin of the phrase is obscure the generally accepted view is that the hebrew term maʿalot goings up is a reference to pilgrims going up to jerusalem for the three required festivals song of degrees in holman illustrated bible dictionary.

All videos are created for use in worship services. Highlands song of ascent live by hillsong united recorded live at hillsong worship creative conference in sydney australia. Song of ascents is a title given to fifteen of the psalms 120 134 119 133 in the septuagint and the vulgate each starting with the superscription shir hama aloth שיר המעלות šîr ha ma ălōṯ meaning song of the ascents or in the case of psalm 121 shir lama aloth שיר למעלות šîr la ma ălōṯ a song regarding ascents. Four of these songs are attributed to king david 122 124 131 133 and one to solomon 127 while the remaining ten are anonymous.

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