1 > Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, Who stand by night in Yahweh's house!
These are the singers, heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites, [who lived] in the chambers [and were] free [from other service]; for they were employed in their work day and night.
Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh, You who stand in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God's house.
Praise Yahweh, all you hosts of his, You servants of his, who do his pleasure.
Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh! House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh! Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
> See how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity!
> Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; Nor do I concern myself with great matters, Or things too wonderful for me.
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; More than watchmen for the morning.
> Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
> Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, Who walks in his ways.
> When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, We were like those who dream.
> Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, Which can't be moved, but remains forever.
> To you I do lift up my eyes, You who sit in the heavens.
> I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to Yahweh's house!"
My sons, don't be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense.
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening; and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh; and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of Yahweh.
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Commentary on Psalms 134 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 134
This is the last of the fifteen songs of degrees; and, if they were at any time sung all together in the temple-service, it is fitly made the conclusion of them, for the design of it is to stir up the ministers to go on with their work in the night, when the solemnities of the day were over. Some make this psalm to be a dialogue.
In singing this psalm we must both stir up ourselves to give glory to God and encourage ourselves to hope for mercy and grace from him.
A song of degrees.
Psa 134:1-3
This psalm instructs us concerning a two-fold blessing:-