Psalms 134

Bless the Lord in the night

raise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. ²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.a ³May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.b

Commentary

Psalm 134 is the final song of the Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120–134), a collection of pilgrim hymns sung by Israelites traveling to Jerusalem for the three annual festivals. This brief, two-verse psalm functions as a liturgical benediction: the first verse calls the temple priests t

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References· Psalms 134

a: v.2 — Psalms 28:2, 1 Timothy 2:8, Psalms 63:4, Psalms 141:2, Lamentations 3:41, Lamentations 2:19, Psalms 63:2, Psalms 26:6
b: v.3 — Psalms 128:5, Psalms 20:2, Psalms 124:8, Psalms 146:5-6, Psalms 135:21, Romans 11:26, Psalms 110:2, Psalms 14:7

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