Temple ~ a place where people meet to worship God. Hebrew ~ the language that the Jews spoke they wrote the Psalms in Hebrew. Then you will be sure that you will stand with all God’s people in *heaven. The hole was not really a hole, but it was the trouble all round him. The *psalmist (the person that wrote the psalm) could not get out of the hole. This deep place is like a hole in the ground. A better translation is "I am in a deep place". But he does not frighten us, because we know that he loves us. We are "in awe" of God because he is so great and powerful. in awe: this means "a bit afraid of someone that you love".He will not *punish (hurt) us because of our *sins. stand: this means that when God *forgives us, we can stand in front of him.He is not as powerful or strong as God is. When Jesus died at Calvary, he bought us back (or redeemed us) from *Satan. He also put our *sins on to Jesus when Jesus died at Calvary. *forgive: this does not only mean that God excuses us."*Lord" means "master" or "someone with authority". "*LORD" is a name for God that his people use. The *Jews wrote the psalms in the Hebrew language. They are not the same in the Hebrew Bible. In verses 1 and 2 are the words *LORD and *Lord. Christians often use them at the beginning of Lent. The other "repentance psalms" are Psalms 6 Psalms 32 Psalms 38 Psalms 51 Psalms 102 and 143. You do "*sins" when you "break God’s rules". "Repentance" means telling God that you are sorry for your *sins. What Psalms 130 means This is one of the "repentance psalms". V8 He will *redeem Israel from all his *sins. V6 I want the *Lord more than people want the morning to come,īecause with the *LORD there is kind love and a lot of *redeeming. I will wait for him and *hope in his word. V4 But you *forgive (people) so that they are *in awe of you. V3 *LORD, if you make a note of *sins, who will stand? Turn your ears to hear what I am saying to you. V1 *LORD, I am crying to you because I am in great (trouble). The psalms for climbing were part of this Book of Psalms. This was when the *Jews made the Book of Psalms. Ezra and Nehemiah were leaders of the *Jews 500 years after Solomon built the *temple, or 250 years after Hezekiah was king. The other psalms for climbing may be by Hezekiah or one of his friends like Isaiah or by Ezra or Nehemiah. Who wrote the psalms for climbing? Some are by David, and one or two are by Solomon. It may be something else! Perhaps answers 3 and 4 are the true answers. We do not know which of these is the true answer. Hezekiah made a book of 15 psalms, 10 of them new, the other 5 by David and Solomon. It was a sign that Hezekiah would live another 15 years. God made the clock "climb" back 10 degrees. He was so ill that he thought he would soon die. The *Jews sang these psalms for climbing as they went up to Jerusalem. "Worship" means "Tell God how *wonderful that he is. The *Jews often went to Jerusalem to worship God at the *temple. Jerusalem was on the top of a hill called "Zion".This is why most of the psalms for climbing are short. As the men climbed the steps, they sang one psalm on each step. The *temple was God's house in Jerusalem. There were 15 steps from where the women stood to where the men stood outside the *temple.Read the start of Psalms 124 for an example. One line in the psalm "climbs" on the line in front of it.But what are we climbing? Bible students give us 4 answers: The Story of Psalms 120:134 These 15 psalms are called "Songs of Ascent" in many Bibles. Jesus said, "We will go up to Jerusalem" ( Luke 18:31). Psalms 107:150 Gordon Churchyard Psalms 130 Psalms For Climbing Psalms 120:134
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