Psalms 134:1
A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, that stand in the house of the LORD in the night seasons.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, and bless ye the LORD.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day.
1 Chronicles 9:27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
1 Chronicles 23:30and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
2 Chronicles 35:5And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a father's house of the Levites.
Psalms 84:5(84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.
Psalms 113:1Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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 →