Mazmur 129:1

Psalm 129 ¹ 

A song of ascents. ² 

129:1 “Since my youth they have often attacked me,”

let Israel say.

Mazmur 130:1

Psalm 130 ³ 

A song of ascents. ⁴ 

130:1 From the deep water ⁵  I cry out to you, O Lord.

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 

[129:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion.

[129:1]  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.

[130:1]  ³ sn Psalm 130. The psalmist, confident of the Lord’s forgiveness, cries out to the Lord for help in the midst of his suffering and urges Israel to do the same.

[130:1]  ⁴ 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.

[130:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “depths,” that is, deep waters (see Ps 69:2, 14; Isa 51:10), a metaphor for the life-threatening danger faced by the psalmist.

[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.”