مزامير 134:1

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1 [سرود درجات] هان خداوند را متبارک خوانید، ای جمیع بندگان خداوند که شبانگاه در خانهٔ خداوند میایستید!

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  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, “And 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.” 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 הנה 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.