George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 134:3
PSALM CXXXIV. (LAUDATE NOMEN.)
An exhortation to praise God: the vanity of idols.
Sweet. Occupation, and very useful, Psalm cxlvi. 1. (Calmet)
PSALM CXXXIV. (LAUDATE NOMEN.)
An exhortation to praise God: the vanity of idols.
Sweet. Occupation, and very useful, Psalm cxlvi. 1. (Calmet)
Verse Psalms 134:3. _THE LORD THAT MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH_] Who governs and possesses all things; and who can give you every spiritual and earthly blessing. _BLESS THEE OUT OF ZION._] As if they had...
THE LORD THAT MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH - The great Creator of all things. This is probably the language of those who were thus employed in the service of the Lord at night; their response to the address...
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...
HEAVEN AND EARTH. The reference is to 2 Chronicles 32:19; 2 Kings 19:15.Isaiah 37:16. See App-67. BLESS THEE. The reference may be to 2Ch 30:27....
The response of the priests, Jehovah bless thee out of Zion, Even the maker of heaven and earth. The first line is taken from the priestly blessing in Numbers 6:24, with the addition of _out of Zio...
BLESS THEE— i.e. the high priest, or perhaps the precentor, or some one of the priests who was superior to the rest, and who had sung the two foregoing verses. _Out of Zion,_ means, "from the ark, whi...
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...
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. THE LORD THAT MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH - and who, therefore, has infinite resources at command: the counterpoise to the feebleness of the p...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 134 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH. — For this style, as frequent in this group of psalms, see Psalms 121:2....
יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מִ צִּיֹּ֑ון עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם...
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...
The LORD that (c) made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. (c) And therefore has all power, bless you with his fatherly love declared in Zion. Thus the Levites used to praise the Lord, and bless...
REFLECTIONS BLESSING work, is not only necessary, but grateful work among the faithful. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, for it becometh well the just to be thankful. How, Lord, shall I ever testify...
_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...
3._Jehovah bless thee out of Zion! _We have conclusive proof in my opinion from this verse that the Psalm is to be considered as referring to the priests and Levites only, for to them it properly belo...
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,...
THE LORD, THAT MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, BLESS THEE OUT OF ZION. These are not the words of the priests blessing the people in this form, as some; but rather, as others, the wish of the servants of the L...
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 . _ B...
_The Lord that made heaven and earth_ And therefore has all the blessings of both at his disposal, those of the upper and those of the nether springs; _bless thee_ O priest, who dost engage and encour...
The Lord that made heaven and earth, the almighty Sovereign of the universe, BLESS THEE OUT OF ZION, from the place of His residence among His people, just as He now sends forth His blessings through...
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...
THEE; either, 1. Thee, whosoever thou art, who dost faithfully perform the duty here commanded. Or, 2. Thee, O king, or priest, who dost engage and encourage us in this blessed work. OUT OF ZION; wh...
Psalms 134:3 LORD H3068 made H6213 (H8802) heaven H8064 earth H776 Bless H1288 (H8762) Zion H6726 Lo
Psalms 134:3 We see here: I. Jehovah, the fountain of blessing. The love or goodness of God renders Him the source of blessing. There is in God: (1) an infinite capacity to bless; (2) actual blessin...
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...
_The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion._ MUTUAL BENEDICTION We may suppose these words to be addressed to the sacred sentinels by the head of their course, or by the captain of t...
_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
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 134:3 The priests then say to each of the worshipers, MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU FROM ZION (that is, “from the place where you have been worshiping”)....
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...
Psalms 110:2; Psalms 128:5; Psalms 135:21; Psalms 14:7; Psalms 20:2;...
Thee — Thee whosoever thou art who dost faithfully perform the duty here commanded....