Psalm 134
134
Come, Bless the Lord
A Song of #[See Ps. 120, title]Ascents.
1Come, bless the Lord, all you #[See Ps. 120, title]servants of the Lord,
who #Deut. 10:8; 18:7; 1 Chr. 23:30; 2 Chr. 29:11; 35:5 stand #1 Chr. 9:33; [Lev. 8:35]by night in the house of the Lord!
2 # See Ps. 28:2 Lift up your hands to #Ps. 63:2the holy place
and bless the Lord!
3May the Lord #Num. 6:24 bless you #Ps. 128:5 from Zion,
he who #See Ps. 115:15made heaven and earth!
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Psalms 134
134
Psalm 134#sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).
A song of ascents.#sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
1 Attention!#tn Heb “Look!” Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve#tn Heb “stand.” in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord!
3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you#tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist. from Zion!#tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”
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