USB ~ Psalms 134

Exhortation to the Night Watch to Bless God

1 A song of ascents. O come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD† You who stand in the house of the LORD throughout the nights. a

2 Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, b and bless the LORD.

3 May the LORD bless you from Zion, the Maker of heaven and earth. c * Psalm 134 A brief liturgy exhorting all those who serve in the Jerusalem Temple during the night (cf. Is 30:29) to praise God with words and gestures. Although he is the Creator of the whole universe, God’s blessings emanate in a unique way from Zion, the city of Jerusalem.

Footnotes

†. 134:1 Servants of the LORD: priests and Levites, cf. Dt 10:8; Ps 113:1; 135:1; Dn 3:85.

134:1 Ps 135:1-2; 1 Chr 9:33.
134:2 Ps 28:2; 141:2.
134:3 Ps 20:3; 128:5; Nm 6:24.