Psalms 134:1
{A Song of degrees.} Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Jehovah.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to do service unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
1 Chronicles 9:27for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.
1 Chronicles 23:30and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
2 Chronicles 35:5and stand in the sanctuary for the classes of the fathers' houses, for your brethren, the children of the people, and [according] to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the Levites;
Psalms 84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, they, in whose heart are the highways.
Psalms 113:1Hallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah.
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 →