Psalms 134:1 «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. Ver. 1. _Behold, bless ye the Lord_] This short psalm (the last of the fifteen graduals) is _breve Sacerdotum speculum,_ saith an expositor; a mirror for minis... [ Continue Reading ]
Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. Ver. 2. _Lift up your hands in the sanctuary_] Or, Lift up holy hands, as 1 Timothy 2:8. One readeth it, out of the Hebrew, Lift up your hands, sanctuary, that is, ye sanctuary men, _continens pro contento._ Hearts and hands must both up to... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. Ver. 3. _The Lord that made heaven and earth_] And therefore hath the blessings of both lives in his hand to bestow. See Numbers 6:24 . _ Bless thee out of Zion_] They are blessings indeed that come out of Zion; choice, peculiar blessings... [ Continue Reading ]