Verse 1 can hardly be simply commendation of the extended family principle along lines indicated in Deut 25:5,140 for Kidner, referring to Deut 15:3, 12, and 25:3, points out that all Israelites, no matter what their status, “were brothers in God’s sight.”141 The linking of Hermon and Zion means that, for Israel, no limit was being set to the need for harmony. It is fitting that the final song of ascents is located in the temple, while the first is located far away (120:5). The demonstrative