Psalms 134:3
YHWH blesses you out of Zion, || The Maker of the heavens and earth!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
In Context
2Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, || And bless YHWH.
Cross References
Ruth 2:4And behold, Boaz has come from Beth-Lehem, and says to the reapers, “YHWH [is] with you”; and they say to him, “YHWH blesses you.”
Psalms 20:2He sends your help from the sanctuary, || And supports you from Zion,
Psalms 110:2YHWH sends the rod of Your strength from Zion, || Rule in the midst of Your enemies.
Psalms 124:8Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, || Maker of the heavens and earth!
Psalms 135:21Blessed [is] YHWH from Zion, || Inhabiting Jerusalem—praise YAH!
Psalms 146:5O the blessedness of him || Who has the God of Jacob for his help, || His hope [is] on his God YHWH,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 134:2-3
A Call to Bless God. 1 Behold, bless ye the Lord , all ye servants of the Lord , which by night stand in the house of the Lord . 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord . 3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. This psalm instructs us concerning a two-fold blessing:— I. Our blessing God, that is, speaking well of him, which here we are taught to do, v. 1, 2 . 1. It is a call to the Levites to do it. They were the servants of the Lord by office, appointed to minister in holy… Read the whole commentary →