Psa 134 | NET2full | STEP | A song of ascents . Attention ! Praise the Lord , all you servants of the Lord who serve in the Lord ’s temple during the night .

Psalms 134

Psalm 134 ^{▼▼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).}

A song of ascents. ^{▼▼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.}

1 Attention! ^{▼▼tn Heb “Look!”} Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord
who serve ^{▼▼tn Heb “stand.”} 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 ^{▼▼tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.} from Zion. ^{▼▼tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”}

Psalms 134

Psalm 134 ▼▼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 ^{▼▼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).}