Psalms 125 — Tyndale Study Notes
Ps.120.1-134.3
These short, appealing songs were sung during pilgrims’ journeys to Jerusalem for the national festivals three times per year (Deut 16:16). The title of these psalms includes the Hebrew word for stairs, which some take to mean “ascending to Jerusalem.” These psalms (sometimes called the Songs of Ascents) take the reader on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to praise God for his goodness to Israel throughout history.
Ps.125.1-5
The psalmist expresses the community’s confidence in the Lord’s protection (125:1-2) and prays for peace (125:3-5).
Ps.125.2
surrounds: God guards and protects like a wall of fire (Zech 2:5).
Ps.125.3
The godly might be tempted through peer pressure and cultural domination.
Ps.125.4-5
People who reject the straight path of the upright are fools (Prov 2:12-15). God pours out his goodness on the godly (see Ps 122:6-9).