Psalms 134
An exhortation to God's servants to bless him.
A Song of degrees.
1. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
3. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
NKJV
1.
Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
2.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.
3.
The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!
Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.
The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!
Metrical version
Psalm 134
C.M.
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye that his attendants are, Ev'n you that in GOD's temple be, and praise him nightly there. Your hands within God's holy place lift up, and praise his name. From Zion hill the LORD thee bless, that heav'n and earth did frame.
This psalm was perhaps penned when David appointed the orders of the Priests and Levites, 1 Chron. 23, 26. In it we have, (1.) The sacred watchers of the temple stirred up, to employ their time in praising God, ver. 1-2. (2.) A fervent prayer for the blessing of God on them, or on others, ver. 3.
While I am in Christ's church, let me provoke myself and others to love, and to good works.