A kathisma, literally, "seat", is a division of the Psalter, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic churches. The word may also describe a hymn sung at Matins, a seat used in monasti
Page from the Tomić Psalter, Bulgarian, 1360.
Song of Ascents is a title given to fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134, each starting with the superscription "Shir Hama'aloth", or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth. They are also variously call
One of the Songs of Ascents, Psalm 122 appears in Hebrew on the walls at the entrance to the City of David, Jerusalem.