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Psalm 134
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 134
New American Standard Bible
Greetings of Night Watchers.
A Song of Ascents.
134 Behold, (A)bless the Lord, all you (B)servants of the Lord,
Who [a](C)serve (D)by night in the house of the Lord!
2 (E)Lift up your hands to the (F)sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
3 May the Lord (G)bless you from Zion,
He who (H)made heaven and earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 134:1 Lit stand
Psalm 134
New English Translation
Psalm 134
New English Translation
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
- 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).
- 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.
- Psalm 134:1 tn Heb “Look!”
- Psalm 134:1 tn Heb “stand.”
- 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.
- Psalm 134:3 tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”
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