Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 134:1
"A Song of degrees." Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] (a) servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
(a) You who are Levites and chiefly appointed to this office.
"A Song of degrees." Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] (a) servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
(a) You who are Levites and chiefly appointed to this office.
PSALM CXXXIV _An exhortation to praise God in his sanctuary_, 1-3. NOTES ON PSALM CXXXIV This is the last of the fifteen Psalms called _Psalms of degrees_. Who was the author is uncertain; it is a...
BEHOLD - As if calling attention to the fact that they were there, or had come. BLESS YE THE LORD - Praise Yahweh. Making known their desire that God should be praised, and calling on those who presi...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXXIV. EXHORTATION TO THE NIGHTLY SERVICE OF YAHWEH. Psalms 134:1 f. may be addressed by a band of pilgrims to Levites who were about to begin their nocturnal service. To them in response comes the...
TITLE.. SONG OF DEGREES. Same as 120. See App-67. BEHOLD. See note on Psalms 133:1. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. SERVANTS. Limited and denned in next clause, as in Psalms 135:2. STAND. The n...
_all ye servants of the Lord_ Not Israelite worshippers in general, but, as the following clause shews, ministrants in the Temple. _which by night stand in the house of the Lord_ -To stand before Jeho...
_An exhortation to bless God._ A Song of Degrees. _Title._ המעלות שׁיר _Shiir hammangaloth._] It is not known by whom this psalm was composed; but it seems to have been designed to be sung at the shu...
PSALMS 134 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Night Service in the Temple. ANALYSIS (See Inserted Headlines.) (Lm.) Song of the Steps. (ADDRESSED TO NIGHT-WATCHERS IN THE TEMPLE.) 1 Lo! bless ye Jehovah all...
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Psalms 134:1.-Call to Yahweh's servants, who stand by night in the sanctuary, to bless Yahweh...
134:1 night (g-15) Lit. 'in the nights.'...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 134 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
ALL YE SERVANTS. — We learn from 1 Chronicles 9:33 that there were Levites whose duties brought them to the Temple by night. Moreover, the word _‘âmad,_ “stand,” is the customary word for sacerdotal s...
שִׁ֗יר הַֽ מַּ֫עֲלֹ֥ות הִנֵּ֤ה ׀ בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת...
Psalms 134:1 THIS fragment of song closes the pilgrim psalms after the manner of a blessing. It is evidently antiphonal, Psalms 134:1 being a greeting, the givers of which are answered in Psalms 134:3...
UNITY IS OF GOD Psalms 133:1-3; Psalms 134:1-3 The word _Behold_ suggests that some special manifestation of unity was taking place under the psalmist's eyes, perhaps in connection with some great...
This is the last of the Songs of Ascents, and breathes the spirit of rest. As in the previous one, the joy of the fellowship of faithful souls was the burden, here it is that of the sense of peace and...
_Alleluia. The psalm turns on God's praises, and might be composed by David, after he had settled the order of the Levites, though it may suit all people. (Berthier) --- The latter part agrees with Ps...
CONTENTS A short but interesting Psalm, in which believers are calling upon one another to the service and praises of Jehovah. A Song of Degrees. Psalms 134:1 The Psalm opens with a call upon the s...
_MUTUAL BENEDICTION_ ‘Bless ye the Lord.… The Lord … bless thee.’ Psalms 134:1; Psalms 134:3 I. THIS PSALM FORMS A WORTHY CLOSE TO THESE EXQUISITE PSALMS OF ASCENTS.—The stream of pilgrims has reac...
1._Behold! bless ye Jehovah. _Some interpreters think, that others besides the Levites are here intended, and it must be granted, at least, that some of the more zealous of the people remained over ni...
Psalms 134 closes the series by calling on the servants of Jehovah to bless Him. Night and day should furnish praise to Him, and in the holy place holy hands be lifted up to bless. Jehovah was there,...
BEHOLD, BLESS YE THE LORD, ALL [YE] SERVANTS OF THE LORD,.... All men are of right the servants of God being his creatures; and are under obligation, through his providential goodness, to bless and pr...
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...
_Behold, bless ye the Lord_, &c. Attend to your duty, O ye ministers of the Lord; who not only by day, but by night also, reverently wait upon him in his house, 1 Chronicles 9:33. Employ your hearts a...
THE OFFICE OF THE SERVANTS OF THE CHURCH. A song of degrees, probably used, by its original purpose, as the greeting of the worshiping multitudes at the opening of a great festival, the priests answe...
Behold, bless ye the Lord, giving all praise and honor to Him, ALL YE SERVANTS OF THE LORD, WHICH BY NIGHT STAND IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, the reference being either to the Temple chorus at the vesper...
PSALM 134 THE ARGUMENT The form of this Psalm seems to be dramatical. In the two first verses the psalmist speaks in the name of some emminent person, either the king or chief priests, exhorting and r...
Psalms 134:1 Song H7892 Ascents H4609 bless H1288 (H8761) LORD H3068 servants H5650 LORD H3068 night H3915 stand...
A SONG OF DEGREES Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example (Psalms 112:1); (Psalms 112:2)....
CONTENTS: Exhortation to, and prayer for, those who are constantly ministering before the Lord. CHARACTERS: God, night watchers. CONCLUSION: Even by night, God's servants are under His eye and have...
This is the last of the fifteen psalms entitled MAHALOTH, or _songs of degrees._ See on Psalms 120. It is ascribed to David by the Syriac, but has no title in the Hebrew. The first and second verses a...
_Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord._ MAN BLESSING THE LORD AND THE LORD BLESSING MAN The two first verses of this psalm--the last of the Pilgrim Psalms--are addressed by the cong...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 134:1. This final Song of Solomon 1:1 of Ascents is geared toward a special worship occasion, perhaps the opening or closing
INTRODUCTION “Three things,” says Delitzsch, “are clear with regard to this Psalm. First, that it consists of a greeting, Psalms 134:1, and a reply, Psalms 134:3. Next, that the greeting is addressed...
EXPOSITION THE" Little Psalter" of" Songs of Ascents" terminates here with a short psalm, due probably to the compiler—a psalm of four lines only. It consists of two portions: (1) A call from those w...
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which stand by night in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD that made heaven and earth bles...
1 Chronicles 23:30; 1 Chronicles 9:23; 1 Chronicles 9:33; Leviticus 8:35;...
Servant — Peculiarly so called, priests and Levites. Night — Not only by day, but also by night, when their watch was more necessary. Stand — Serve or minister....