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!
(A)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.

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

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

134 Come, bless the Lord, all you (B)servants of the Lord,
    who (C)stand (D)by night in the house of the Lord!
(E)Lift up your hands to (F)the holy place
    and bless the Lord!

May the Lord (G)bless you (H)from Zion,
    he who (I)made heaven and earth!

134 1 He exhorteth the Levites watching in the Temple, to praise the Lord.

A song of degrees.

Behold, praise ye the Lord, all ye [a]servants of the Lord, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord.

Lift up your [b]hands to the Sanctuary, and praise the Lord.

The Lord that [c]hath made heaven and earth, bless thee out of Zion.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 134:1 Ye that are Levites and chiefly appointed to this office.
  2. Psalm 134:2 For their charge was not only to keep the Temple, but to pray there, and to give God thanks.
  3. Psalm 134:3 And therefore hath all power, bless thee with his Fatherly love declared in Zion. Thus the Levites used to praise the Lord, and bless the people.