translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2 ). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3 ).


text: 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.