Psalms 134:1
A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
1 Chronicles 9:27They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
1 Chronicles 23:30They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
2 Chronicles 35:5Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.
Psalms 84:5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
Psalms 113:1Hallelujah! Give praise, O 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 →