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Song of Ascents is a title given to fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134 (119–133 in the Septuagint and the Vulgate), that each starts with the ascription Shir Hama'aloth ((ヘブライ語:שִׁיר המַעֲלוֹת), meaning "Song of the Ascents"). They are also variously called Gradual Psalms, Songs of Degrees, Songs of Steps or Pilgrim Songs. Four of them (122, 124, 131 and 133) are linked in their ascriptions to David, and one (127) to Solomon. ==History== Many scholars believe the title indicates that these psalms were sung by worshippers as they ascended the road to Jerusalem to attend the three pilgrim festivals () or by the Levite singers as they ascended the fifteen steps to minister at the Temple in Jerusalem.〔 〕 One study suggests that they were composed for a celebration after Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls in 445BC,. Another proposes that they were composed for the dedication of Solomon's temple and were first sung during the night of the fifteenth of Tishri 959BC. Most scholars, however, consider that they may originally have been individual poems which were later collected together and given the title linking them to pilgrimage after the Babylonian captivity.〔 They were well suited for being sung by their poetic form and the sentiments they express. "They are characterized by brevity, by a key-word, by epanaphora (repetition ), and by their epigrammatic style.... More than half of them are cheerful, and all of them hopeful." As a collection, they contain a number of repeated formulaic phrases, as well as an emphasis on Zion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Song of Ascents」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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