Psalms 134

The Psalmist exhorteth the Priests and Levites to praise God, and to pray for the Congregation.

1. A song (or hymn) Hammaaloth. [As Psalms 120:1.] Behold, praise the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, principally the Priests and Levites, whose charge it was, to rise also by night, and to serve before the LORD. See Exod.27.21. Levit.8.35. 1 Sam.3.3. 1 Chron.9.v.33.] ye which stand [standing is often used doe serving, in holy Writ. 2 Kings 25:8. hath it: A servant of the King; and Jeremie 52.12. one that stood before the King] all night (or every night) [Heb. In the nights. i.e. every night] in the house of the LORD. [viz. To keep the watch in the Temple and Courts of it according to Gods command. See Levit.8.35. Numb.1.53. 1 Sam.3.3. and 1 Chron.9.33.]

2. Lift up your hands [i.e. call upon the Lord, and pray for the people; as Psalms 28:2.] towards the Sanctuary, [viz. The Ark of the Lord, standing in the sanctuary, from whence the Lord doth near the prayers of his people others, in holiness, as 1 Tim.2.8.] and praise the LORD.

3. The LORD bless thee: [This is spoken in the singular number, signifying as much as, The Lord bless every one of you, one by one. Thus God commanded the Priests to bless the people, Num.6.14. some take this to be Davids wish, for a or upon the Priests which served in the House of God] out of Zion; [i.e. from the Ark which standeth on mount Zion. See the Annotations, Psalm 128.on v.5.] He that made the Heaven and the Earth.