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Psalm 134
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134 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.

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Psalm 134
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Psalm 134[a]

A song of ascents.[b]

134 Attention![c] Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve[d] in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you[e] from Zion.[f]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 134:1 sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).
  2. Psalm 134:1 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
  3. Psalm 134:1 tn Heb “Look!”
  4. Psalm 134:1 tn Heb “stand.”
  5. Psalm 134:3 tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.
  6. Psalm 134:3 tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”
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Psalm 134
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Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

1 Praise the Lord, all you servants(A) of the Lord
    who minister(B) by night(C) in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands(D) in the sanctuary(E)
    and praise the Lord.(F)

3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,(G)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(H) and earth.

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Psalm 134
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Praising the Lord in His House at Night

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
2 (A)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.

3 The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!

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Tehillim 134
Orthodox Jewish Bible

134 (Shir HaMa’alot) Hinei, barakhu Hashem, kol avedei Hashem, which balailah stand [ministering] in the Bais Hashem.

2 Lift up your hands in the Kodesh [Beis Hamikdash], and barakhu Hashem.

3 Yevarekhecha Adonoi from Tziyon, Oseh Shomayim v’Aretz (the Maker of Heaven and Earth).

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