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Psalms 134:1-3

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Psalm 134 1 

A song of ascents. 2 

134:1 Attention! 3  Praise the Lord,

all you servants of the Lord,

who serve 4  in the Lord’s temple during the night.

134:2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary

and praise the Lord!

134:3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,

bless you 5  from Zion! 6 

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).

2 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.

3 tn Heb “Look!”

4 tn Heb “stand.”

5 tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.

6 tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”



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