Psalms 134 (LSB)

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Chapter Text

134:1 A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Yahweh, all you slaves of Yahweh, Who stand in the house of Yahweh by night!

134:2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless Yahweh.

134:3 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, Who made heaven and earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "song", "ascents", "behold", "bless", "yahweh", "slaves", and "stand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "song" and "ascents", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "song" and "ascents" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "song" and "ascents" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.