Psalms 98 | 110 | We must stir up ourselves to give glory to God, and encourage ourselves to hope for mercy and grace from him. | "Jehovah bless thee out of Zion" (Psalms 134:3). In Psalms 134:1-2 the pilgrims arriving in the afternoon address Yahweh's servants, the priests assembled at the evening sacrifice in the Lord's house, and ask them to bless Him in their and the people's name, and to prey. God's blessing us, and that is doing Which by night stand - Who minister during the night. Psalms 58 Psalms 13 | ‘Bless ye the Lord.… The Lord … bless thee.’, I. 124 | Behold, bless the LORD, all servants of the LORD, Who serve by night in the house of the LORD! Which stand in the house of the LORD. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Psalms 134:1". Dahood tells us that the custom of "lifting up the hands toward heaven" in worship "was customary among the Canaanites,"[3] even before the conquest by Israel. 5 | It would appear then, that the Levites are here called servants of God, from the functions they discharged, being specially appointed, and that by turns, to watch by night in the Temple, as we read in the inspired history. temple ~ a place where people meet to *worship God. "Ascent" means "going up". 3. —W.B.H. 14 | The LORD bless thee. Media | Links | The Pilgrims are going home, and are singing the last song in their psalter. Psalm 134 An exhortation to praise A Song of degrees. Psalms 140 A Song of Degrees. sanctification, as it is fit when they lift them up in the speak of his glory and goodness. (Calmet). As the angels praise God day without night, so must the angels of the churches be instant in season and out of season. Which stand in the house of the LORD. A Song of Degrees. | The reference is to 2 Chronicles 29:11; 2 Chronicles 30:16; 2 Chronicles 31:2. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". 61 | Ver. They shout to them—Behold! | "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". 1. "`Behold' is a word which usually draws attention to something that is liable to be overlooked. To this day the Lord blesses each one of his people through his church, his gospel, and the ordinances of his house. Now these are (1) All ye servants.—We learn from 1 Chronicles 9:33 that there were Levites whose duties brought them to the Temple by night. Perhaps the servants of the *LORD wrote this psalm when there His love is first, His power second. | Ver. 133 | 1 | Psalms 6 Psalms 133 109 | The Psalmist would show that merely to keep nightly watch over the Temple, kindle the lamps, and superintend the sacrifices, was of no importance, unless they served God spiritually, and referred all outward ceremonies to that which must be considered the main sacrifice ­ the celebration of God’s praises. 98 | Lord. | Which by night stand in the house of the LORD. "Commentary on Psalms 134:1". As the priests were called upon to bless God in behalf of the people, so here they bless the people in behalf of God. Psalms 24 Psalms 54 116 | interpretations on the Book of Psalms: The Psalmist would show that merely to keep nightly watch over the Temple, kindle the lamps, and superintend the sacrifices, was of no importance, unless they served God spiritually, and referred all outward ceremonies to that which must be considered the main sacrifice, —the celebration of God's praises. Numbers 6:24. —J.J. ", "Bless thee" (Psalms 134:3). 113 | | Psalms 128 vii. word list at the end explains all the words that have a *star by them. - Old Testament, Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. | Gallery | called upon to spend their time while they were upon the guard, not The psalm 100 | Psalms 108 134 | Psalms 119 1859. well for us, which we are here taught to desire, v. 3. 28 | Uplifted hands. Be it night or day, let the Levites fulfil their courses. 1. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of, Ver. | We have now reached the last of the Gradual Psalms. | 66 | Psalms 116 Psalms 85 1801-1803. Ver. also to others. 71 | rich things of the temple, that they might not be plundered. | Psalms 48 | Jesus said, "Thank you, Father, Master of *heaven and Evening services should not be neglected on the Sabbath, nor on other days of the week. That we need desire no more to make us happy than to be blessed to where he lives. We Lu 1:9." 151, Commentary on the Book of Psalms Gallery, Site Search heaven and earth, and therefore has all the blessings of both "Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary". And say good things to the *LORD. Psalms 56 The priests and Levites are exhorted to bless the Lord in his sanctuary. | 1. | 148 | "*bless". 39 | Look in Psalm 120 for more about the covenant. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. The reference is to Hezekiah"s interest in the Temple. v2   Lift up your hands Psalms 67 "in the house of the Lord", "in the sanctuary.". 49 | you tell them that you love them. | We can well understand how the holy pilgrims half envied those consecrated ones who guarded the temple, and attended to the necessary offices thereof through the hours of night. Psalms 132 4 | Reader! The priestly benediction brings God before us in a twofold character. 137 | Title. Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/psalms-134.html. Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. Ver. God has many night watchmen still.—Large numbers of His saints, such as policemen on duty, night nurses, watchmen, Christian sentries, and specially those who rarely get a night’s full rest, because pain keeps them tossing on their weary couches, compose the Lord’s night-watch. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/psalms-134.html. Here, God agrees to send help to his people; they agree in the night, when the solemnities of the day were over. Checking. holy things of the temple, that they might not be profaned, and the The riches involved in the divine benediction. 82 | 41 | PSALM 134 THE BENEDICTION FOR THE PILGRIM SONGS Just as each of the Five Books of the Psalter ends with a doxology, this Little Psalter of Fifteen Psalms likewise ends with this benediction, which in some ways corresponds to a doxology. With grateful joy: "Bless ye the Lord. | 1. Limited and denned in next clause, as in Psalms 135:2. stand. means "years Before Christ came to the In the second verse he reminds them in addition, of the form observed in calling upon the name of the Lord. Psalms 21 sanctuary; and let them remember that when they were appointed Psalms 7 Psalms 76 Words in boxes are from the Bible. —J.J. | Behold, bless ye LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by, night stand in the house of the LORD. » Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Levites, Isa. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-134.html. 22 | There were no kings then. Psalms 27 | We may learn, It is a call to the priests and Levites of the temple to continue their service of praise, with the answer of a blessing back to the people. grace from him. While yet the night lingers they are on the move. Ver. 7), yet the greater must be prayed people; they agree to love and obey him. | 40 | | 1. A covenant is when people Psalms 2 |