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Psalms Dwelling Together in Unity: The Placement of Psalms 133 and 134 in Two Different Psalms Collections

Recent scholarship has devoted much attention to the arrangement of the MT of the book of Psalms (here referred to as the MT Psalter). The differing arrange ments found among the Dead Sea Scrolls have raised many questions. Scholars are not in agreement as to the reasons behind the ordering of the psalms at Qumran, but several theories have emerged. In the following investigation, I will not pro pose a new theory but will trace redactional activity in two specific psalms—Psalms 133 and 134—in two different arrangements. These two psalms offer a unique opportunity for those seeking to understand the history of books of Psalms, as these psalms stand at the end of the Ascents col lection. Regardless of whether the individual Ascents psalms predated the collec tion, it is clear that the collection served as a source that was shared by both the MT Psalter and 1 lQPsa. An examination of variations in the Ascents collection allows one to see how psalms fit within larger redactional schemes. Psalms 133 and 134 function in what has come to be known as the "shaping" of the MT Psalter, but they also play a key role in the shaping of 1 lQPsa.