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THEME overview of the Psalms of Ascents 120-124

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Theme Overview of Psalms 120-124 & the   Pilgrimage Feasts   Song of ascents Psalm 126:3 In my last blog the exegesis of psalm 123 part 2 , I discovered that chiasmus might be in use linking all the 'psalms of ascents' together. What an exciting avenue to look into I thought. Of course proper study demands I do my research. Has any one else come across this idea? Of course I noted many scholars discuss and show that the Hebrew poet does often use chiasmus but I didn't find anything noting particularly that these 'psalms of ascents' are under chiastic structure. Thankfully the Lord is faithful and I did come across some research that I found very promising. As a person developing my exegesis and semantics study, it is great to be able to make suggestions about what the text is saying without being certain or finding others in agreement. But when you do find others have discovered and made these suggestions as well, it is so fun! The research and proof I found bl...