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Psalms 134:1
(A song for worship.)
Everyone who serves the Lord , come and offer praises. Everyone who has gathered in his temple tonight,Bible Study Resources
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Now bless the Lord,all you servants of the Lordwho stand in the Lord’s house at night!
<> Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, Who stand by night in the LORD's house!
Behold, bless ye the Lord , all ye servants of the Lord , which by night stand in the house of the Lord .
A Song of Ascents.
Come, bless the Lord , all you servants of the Lord , who stand by night in the house of the Lord !A song for going up to worship.
Praise the Lord , all you servants of the Lord , you who serve at night in the Temple of the Lord .A song of ascents.
Attention! Praise the Lord , all you servants of the Lord , who serve in the Lord 's temple during the night.Behold, bless and praise the LORD, all servants of the LORD (priests, Levites), Who stand and serve by night in the house of the LORD.
Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, Who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
<> Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, Who stand by night in Yahweh's house!
A song of degrees. Beholde, praise ye the Lorde, all ye seruants of the Lord, ye that by night stande in the house of the Lord.
Behold, bless Yahweh, all you slaves of Yahweh,Who stand in the house of Yahweh by night!
A Song of Ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
A song of ascents: Come, bless Adonai , all you servants of Adonai , who serve each night in the house of Adonai .
A Song of degrees.
Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.A song for going up to the Temple.
Praise the Lord , all his servants who serve in the Temple at night.BEHOLD, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Come, praise the Lord , all his servants, all who serve in his Temple at night.
A song of ascents.
Look, bless Yahweh, all you the servants of Yahweh, who serve in the house of Yahweh by night.A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah; who stand in the house of Jehovah at night.
Beholde, O prayse the LORDE all ye seruauntes of the LORDE, ye that by night stode in the house of the LORDE.
A Song of Ascents.
Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.Give praise to the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who take your places in the house of the Lord by night.
A Song of Ascents. {N}that stand in the house of the LORD in the night seasons.
[A song of degrees.] Beholde, blesse yee the Lord, all yee seruants of the Lord: which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
Beholde, blesse God all ye the seruauntes of God: who in the nyght tyme remayne in the house of God.
Behold now, bless ye the Lord, all the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
The `title of the hundrid and thre and thrittithe salm. The song of greces. Lo! now blesse ye the Lord; alle the seruauntis of the Lord. Ye that stonden in the hous of the Lord; in the hallis of `the hous of oure God.
A Song of Ascents. Look, bless Yahweh, all you slaves of Yahweh, That by night stand in the house of Yahweh.
A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Behold, bless the LORD, All you servants of the LORD, Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
Oh, praise the Lord , all you servants of the Lord , you who serve at night in the house of the Lord .See, give honor and thanks to the Lord, all who work for the Lord, who stand during the night in the house of the Lord.
A Song of Ascents.
Come, bless the Lord , all you servants of the Lord , who stand by night in the house of the Lord !Lo! bless Yahweh, all ye servants of Yahweh, who stand in the house of Yahweh, by night:
(133-1) <A gradual canticle.> Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
A Song of Ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
A Song of the Ascents. Lo, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah, Who are standing in the house of Jehovah by night.
A Pilgrim Song Come, bless God , all you servants of God ! You priests of God, posted to the nightwatch in God 's shrine, Lift your praising hands to the Holy Place, and bless God . In turn, may God of Zion bless you— God who made heaven and earth!
A Song of Ascents.
Behold, bless the Lord , all servants of the Lord , Who serve by night in the house of the Lord !Contextual Overview
(A song for worship.)
Everyone who serves the Lord , come and offer praises. Everyone who has gathered in his temple tonight, 2 lift your hands in prayer toward his holy place and praise the Lord . 3 The Lord is the Creator of heaven and earth, and I pray that the Lord will bless you from Zion.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
bless ye: Psalms 103:21, Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:2, Psalms 135:19-21, 1 Chronicles 23:30-32, Revelation 19:5
which by night: Psalms 130:6, Leviticus 8:35, 1 Chronicles 9:23, 1 Chronicles 9:33, Luke 2:37, Revelation 7:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 15:21 - answered Exodus 27:21 - evening Numbers 31:47 - kept the charge 1 Chronicles 6:32 - and then 2 Chronicles 31:2 - to give thanks 2 Chronicles 35:5 - And stand Nehemiah 9:5 - Stand up Nehemiah 12:9 - over against Nehemiah 12:40 - General Psalms 19:2 - Day unto Psalms 29:9 - in his temple Psalms 84:4 - Blessed Psalms 113:1 - O Psalms 118:3 - General Isaiah 62:6 - which Ezekiel 40:45 - the keepers Luke 18:11 - stood Acts 26:7 - instantly
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, bless ye the Lord, all [ye] servants of the Lord,.... All men are of right the servants of God being his creatures; and are under obligation, through his providential goodness, to bless and praise him; though they are not all in fact so: but all good men are, being made so by the power of divine grace; which frees them from the servitude of sin, Satan, and the world, and makes them willing to serve the Lord; as they do in righteousness and holiness, with reverence and godly fear, heartily and willingly, and with great pleasure; and yet have no dependence on any service they perform: and as these are under the highest obligations to bless the Lord; the is, to ascribe greatness to him, to give him the glory of his works, and thanks for his mercies, temporal and spiritual; so they do in this way, and for those things, bless and praise him, to which they are here excited;
which by night stand in the house of the Lord: according to Kimchi, these were the wise and holy men, that rose from their beds in the night, and went to pray in the temple, and to praise the Lord; and such a holy person was Anna, Luke 2:37; according to R. Obadiah and Arama, they were such who continued in the chambers of the temple in the night season to study in the law and in the expositions of it: but it is generally interpreted of the priests and Levites, who watched in the temple by night, that it might not be profaned nor plundered; and they were obliged to stand, for none might sit in the temple but a king of the house of David d. The priests watched in three places, and the Levites in twenty one, according to the Jewish Misnah e. The Targum is,
"who stand in the watch house of the sanctuary of the Lord, and praise in the nights;''
which was one part of their service, 1 Chronicles 9:33. Under the Gospel dispensation all the saints are priests, and they have a place in the house of the Lord; where they wait upon him in his ordinances, and serve him, and which they do continually. Some understand, by "nights", times of affliction, darkness, and desertion.
d Maimon. Beth Habbechirah, c. 7. s. 6. e Middot, c. 1. s. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Behold - As if calling attention to the fact that they were there, or had come.
Bless ye the Lord - Praise Yahweh. Making known their desire that God should be praised, and calling on those who presided over the public worship of the sanctuary to engage now in that service as expressive of their feelings.
All ye servants of the Lord - The priests or ministers of religion, appointed especially to this service.
Which by night stand in the house of the Lord - There was a class of singers in the temple who devoted the night, or a part of the night, to praise; and it is possible that this service may have been, as it was subsequently in some of the monasteries, continued by succeeding choirs, during the entire night. Thus in 1 Chronicles 9:33, it is said, âAnd these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free, for they were employed in that work day and night.â This class is particularly addressed in this psalm, as if they were especially favored, or as if they especially possessed the ear of God in the silence of the night, and when the world slumbered around them. There is something favorable to devotion in the silence of the night; when the world sleeps; when we are alone with God; when it seems as if God would more particularly attend to our cry since the rest of the world is still, and does not (as it were) need his care. All this may be fancy; but the effect may be to make the mind more solemn, and better suited for devotion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM CXXXIV
An exhortation to praise God in his sanctuary, 1-3.
NOTES ON PSALM CXXXIV
This is the last of the fifteen Psalms called Psalms of degrees. Who was the author is uncertain; it is attributed to David only by the Syriac; it is intimately connected with the two preceding Psalms, and is an exhortation to the priests and Levites who kept nightly watch in the temple, to the assiduous in praising the Lord. It seems to consist of two parts: 1. An exhortation, probably from the high priest, to those priests and Levites who kept watch in the temple by night, to spend their time profitably, and duly celebrate the praises of God, Psalms 134:1-2. The second part, which is contained in the third verse, Psalms 134:3 is the prayer of the priests and Levites for the high priest, who seems now to be going to his rest.
Verse Psalms 134:1. Behold, bless ye the Lord — I believe ×× × hinneh should be taken here in the sense of take heed! Be upon your guard; you serve a jealous God; provoke him not.
Which by night stand — Who minister during the night.
