Psalms 134:1
Alleluia. Praise the name of the Lord. You servants, praise the Lord.
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In The King James Version
In Context
2You who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time, he separated the tribe of Levi, so that he would carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and stand before him in the ministry, and speak blessings in his name, even to the present day.
1 Chronicles 9:27And they remained in their watches, on all sides of the temple of the Lord, so that, when the time had arrived, they might open the gates in the morning.
1 Chronicles 23:30Yet truly, the Levites shall stand to confess and to sing to the Lord, in the morning, and similarly in the evening,
2 Chronicles 35:5And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.
Psalms 84:5Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us.
Psalms 113:1Alleluia. At the departure of Israel from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 134:1
This is the last of the fifteen songs of degrees; and, if they were at any time sung all together in the temple-service, it is fitly made the conclusion of them, for the design of it is to stir up the ministers to go on with their work in the night, when the solemnities of the day were over. Some make this psalm to be a dialogue. I. In the first two verses , the priests or Levites who sat up all night to keep the watch of the house of the Lord are called upon to spend their time while they were upon the guard, not… Read the whole commentary →