Secret Stairs

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 8:41 AM

“For you are my dove, hidden in the split-open rock. It was I who took you and
hid you up high in the secret stairway of the sky. Let me see your radiant face
and hear your sweet voice. How beautiful your eyes of worship and lovely your
voice in prayer.” Songs 2:14 TPT

“O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs,
let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and
thy countenance is comely.”
Song 2:14 KJ21

Ps 120-134 are all A Song of Stairs/Ascents

"They all begin with the words "a song to take you higher", "a song of ascent"
or "a song of the stairway".
It is likely that these 15 songs were sung on the fifteen steps that would take
the worshipper into the temple. On each step they would stop to worship and
sing the corresponding psalm as they went up higher into the worship of God.
Others believe they were the songs sung as David brought up the Ark of Glory
into Jerusalem. They are also known as Songs of Degrees or Songs of Ascent.
One Hebrew manuscript titles them "Songs of the Homeward Marches." TPT
footnotes on Psalm 120:1

Psalm 120 is 1st step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: God Helped Me
This psalm is
Key verses: "1 I was desperate for you to help me in my struggles, and you did!
2a So come and deliver me now…5b Am I destined to dwell in the darkened
tents of desert nomads?" (see Songs 1:5)

Psalm 121 is 2nd step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: God Protects Us
tents of desert nomads?" (see Songs 1:5)

Psalm 121 is 2nd step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: God Protects Us
This psalm is
Key verse: "I look up to the mountains and hills, longing for God’s help. But
then I realize that our true help and protection come only from the Lord, our
Creator who made the heavens and the earth."

Psalm 122 is 3rd step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Jerusalem
This psalm is
Key verse: "1 I was overjoyed when they said, “Let’s go up to the house of the
Lord.” 2 And now at last we stand here, inside the very gates of Jerusalem! 3 O
Jerusalem, you were built as a city of praise, where God and man mingle
together."

Psalm 122:3 TPT footnotes: The Hebrew phrase “a city bound together” is
taken from a root word that means “joined, united, coupled.” By inference in
the context, it is the city where God dwells and man worships.

Psalm 123 is 4th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: A Prayer For Mercy
This psalm is
Key verses: "1 O God-Enthroned in heaven, I lift my eyes toward you in worship.
2 The way I love you is like the way a servant wants to please his master, the
way a maid waits for the orders of her mistress. We look to you, our God, with
passionate longing to please you and discover more of your mercy and grace."

Psalm 124 is 5th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Victory
This psalm is
Key verses: "1 What if God had not been on our side? Let all Israel admit this!
2–3 What if God had not been there for us? Our enemies, in their violent anger,
would have swallowed us up alive!"

Psalm 125 is 6th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Key verses: "1 What if God had not been on our side? Let all Israel admit this!
2–3 What if God had not been there for us? Our enemies, in their violent anger,
would have swallowed us up alive!"

Psalm 125 is 6th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: God's Surrounding Presence
This psalm is
Key verses: "1 Those who trust in the Lord are as unshakeable, as unmovable as
mighty Mount Zion!
2 Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord’s wrap-
around presence surrounds his people, protecting them now and forever."

Psalm 126 is 7th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Restored
This psalm is
Key verses: "1 It was like a dream come true when you freed us from our
bondage and brought us back to Zion!
2 We laughed and laughed and overflowed with gladness. We were left
shouting for joy and singing your praise. All the nations saw it and joined in,
saying, “The Lord has done great miracles for them!”…
5 Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of
glee."

Psalm 127 is 8th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: God And His Gifts
This psalm is
Key verses: "If God’s grace doesn’t help the builders, they will labor in vain to
build a house.
If God’s mercy doesn’t protect the city, all the sentries will circle it in vain. 2 It
really is senseless to work so hard from early morning till late at night, toiling
to make a living for fear of not having enough. God can provide for his lovers
even while they sleep!"

Psalm 128 is 9th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: The Blessings Of The Lord
This psalm is
Key verses: "2 Your reward will be prosperity, happiness, and well-being. 3 Your
wife will bless your heart and home. Your children will bring you joy as they
gather around your table. 4 Yes, this is God’s generous reward for those who
love him."
This psalm is
Key verses: "2 Your reward will be prosperity, happiness, and well-being. 3 Your
wife will bless your heart and home. Your children will bring you joy as they
gather around your table. 4 Yes, this is God’s generous reward for those who
love him."

Psalm 129 is 10th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Persecuted But Not Defeated
This psalm is
Key verses: "Let all Israel admit it. From our very beginning we have been
persecuted by the nations.
2 And from our very beginning we have faced never-ending discrimination.
Nevertheless, our enemies have not defeated us. We’re still here!"

This Psalm 130 is 11th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Out Of The Depths
This psalm is crying out of the depths and waiting on God like the watchmen
wait for the dawn.
Key verses: 5 This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for
your word brings me hope.
6 I long for you more than any watchman would long for the morning light. I
will watch and wait for you, O God, throughout the night."

"I wait [qavah for the LORD, my soul does wait [qavah], and in his word do I
hope." Ps 130:5 NKJV

6960 qavah: wait

Original Word: ‫ָקָוה‬
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qavah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-vaw')
Definition: to wait for
gather together, look, patiently, tarry, wait for, on, upon
A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. Collect;
(figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on,
upon).

verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring,
waiting: wait, cord; be strong, strength, also strand of rope; endure, remain,
await, threads, so ᵑ7 ‫ ַק ִוּין‬spider's threads, web); —
1 wait, or look eagerly, for, with ‫ ל‬of thing Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 59:9,11; Jeremiah
verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring,
waiting: wait, cord; be strong, strength, also strand of rope; endure, remain,
await, threads, so ᵑ7 ‫ ַק ִוּין‬spider's threads, web); —
1 wait, or look eagerly, for, with ‫ ל‬of thing Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 59:9,11; Jeremiah
8:15; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 14:19; Job 3:9; Job 6:19;
3 wait (linger) for with ‫ ל‬of man Micah 5:6
Niph`al be collected, Perfect3plural ‫ ְוִנְקווּ‬consecutive Jeremiah 3:17 (of
nations); Imperfect3masculine plural ‫ ִיָקּווּ‬Genesis 1:9 (P; of waters; both
with ‫אל‬
ֶ location); so probably of ships (with ‫ ל‬person) Isaiah 60:9

Psalm 131 is 12th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: My Heart Is Meek
This psalm is
Key verses: "Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better
than others.
I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your
complex mysteries and wonders— that I’m not yet ready to understand. 2 I am
humbled and quieted in your presence. Like a contented child who rests on its
mother’s lap,"

Psalm 132 is 13th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: David's Dynasty: God's Resting Place
This psalm is
Key verses: "3 'I will not cross the threshold of my own home to sleep in my
own bed. 4 I will not sleep or slumber, nor even take time to close my eyes in
rest, 5 until I find a place for you to dwell, O mighty God of Jacob. I devote
myself to finding a resting place for you!'… 8 Arise, O Lord, and enter your
resting place,
both you and the ark of your glorious strength!"

Psalm 133 is 14th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: Unity
This psalm is
Key verses: "How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters
Psalm 133 is 14th step of these 15 stairs or ascents
Theme: Unity
This psalm is
Key verses: "How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters
living together in sweet unity! 2 It’s as precious as the sacred scented oil
flowing from the head of the high priest Aaron, dripping down upon his beard
and running all the way down to the hem of his priestly robes."

Psalm 134 is 15th step of these 15 stairs or ascents

Theme: The Night Watch
This psalm is
Key verses: "All his loving priests who serve and sing, come and sing your song
of blessing to God. Come and stand before him in the house of God throughout
the night watch, 2 lifting up your hands in holy worship; come and bless the
Lord!"