Mazmur 122:1

Psalm 122 ¹ 

A song of ascents, ²  by David.

122:1 I was glad because ³  they said to me,

“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”

Mazmur 124:1

Psalm 124 ⁴ 

A song of ascents, ⁵  by David.

124:1 “If the Lord had not been on our side” –

let Israel say this! –

Mazmur 131:1

Psalm 131 ⁶ 

A song of ascents, ⁷  by David.

131:1 O Lord, my heart is not proud,

nor do I have a haughty look. ⁸ 

I do not have great aspirations,

or concern myself with things that are beyond me. ⁹ 

[122:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 122. The psalmist expresses his love for Jerusalem and promises to pray for the city’s security.

[122:1]  ² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[122:1]  ³ tn Heb “in the ones saying to me.” After the verb שָׂמַח (samakh), the preposition בְּ (bet) usually introduces the reason for joy.

[124:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 124. Israel acknowledges that the Lord delivered them from certain disaster.

[124:1]  ⁵ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[131:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God.

[131:1]  ⁷ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[131:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and my eyes are not lifted up.”

[131:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “I do not walk in great things, and in things too marvelous for me.”