The Rabbins say, that the high priest only sat in the sanctuary (as did Eli, 1 Samuel 1:9); the rest stood, as ready pressed to do their office. Be it night or day, let the Levites fulfil their courses. Ver. Ver. | Title. covenant, and of communion with God, are the best blessings, which —Abraham Wright. "Commentary on Psalms 134:1". The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. There are two things in this Psalm. The process of evaporation alone, which is first touched on, is one of the most extraordinary phenomena of nature, and the more it has been investigated by modern science the more remarkable has it appeared. 1. setting the matter of their duty before their eyes, for they were to be stimulated to devotion by looking constantly to the Temple. Careful to avoid all hindrances to devotion in their service. ("I take this Psalm to be a conclusion of those things which were spoken of before." | Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. —Franz Delitzsch. But "*heaven" III. means "years Before Christ came to the Psalms 130 Zion ~ Jerusalem was on a mountain called Zion. *Zion is Unique service: temple watching, night sentinelship. Night settles on the holy place: dark periods of church story. 1. another name for Jerusalem. | Psalms 55 Psalms 134 Daily Readings Stand, i.e. | Here, God agrees to send help to his people; they agree 111 | a) The persons blessed: "bless thee" —every one who blesses him. Psalms 132 So that here you have brought before you the interesting and instructive subject of mutual benediction—the saints blessing each other. The pious guard are not unprepared for the appeal, and from their lofty heights, in words that float over the peopled city and down into the quiet valley of the Kidron, like the melody of angels, they respond to each worshipper who thus addressed them with a benedictory farewell: The LORD bless thee out of Zion, even he who made heaven and earth. The LORD that made heaven and earth. | They attended likewise to see that neither the fire on the altar Psalms 46 In the last verse those who were thus called hands in prayer, in praise, in vows; let us do our work with This psalm instructs us concerning a Psalms 26 | Psalms 79 | Servant — Peculiarly so called, priests and Levites. Reader! Ver. One line in the psalm "climbs" on the line in front of it. —Franz Delitzsch. Go to. 1. us therefore bless the Lord, and again bless him; think and 106 | But what are we climbing? Here the inspired singer is glancing at the heathen deities, on whom he swoops down in scorn towards the close (Psalms 135:15-18), ridiculing the impotence of gods that are the work of men’s hands. 116 | "Commentary on Psalms 134:1". | in the night, when the solemnities of the day were over. See introduction. This is their main business. Hands, heart, and every other part of their manhood must be upraised, elevated, and consecrated to the adoring service of the Lord. Be upon your guard; you serve a jealous God; provoke him not. 105 | and bless the Lord; which is repeated, to show the importance of the work, that it might not be forgotten and neglected; this being a principal part of spiritual service, and greatly acceptable to God. for by the less. The first is (Psalms 135:3) that ‘He is good’; and perhaps we ought also to read, ‘He is pleasant.’ It is hardly in accordance with modern feeling to speak of God as beautiful; but the Scripture does not shrink from this statement. The story of Psalm 134 Perhaps the servants of the *LORD wrote this psalm when there were kings in Judah. Psalms 133 Psalms 35 holy things of the temple, that they might not be profaned, and the | Compare the interchange of blessing between man and the Most High, Genesis 14:19-20. It is surely to be blessed with Zion's blessings, and to have Zion's endowments and gifts rendered sources of advantage and profit to us. "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". Psalms 3 Let them look above them at night and magnify him that made heaven and earth, and lighted the one with stars and the other with his love. 32 | | Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Let us do it a second time. 7), yet the greater must be prayed | in idle talk, but in the acts of devotion. Psalms 13 This psalm forms a worthy close to these exquisite psalms of ascents. Psalms 39 The seers of old had a genuine feeling for nature; and it performed for them its highest service, when it evoked from their hearts the praise of God. | We often translate "say good things" as Reader! 3. | by office, appointed to minister in holy things; they attended the Arabic Bible
To this only a single verse is given, but the instances selected would admit of endless expansion. Ver. 26 | It would be an excellent piece of —Martin Geier, 1614-1681. A Song of Degrees. Psalms 50 Psalms 134 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this seven volume magnum opus was first published in weekly installments in The Sword and the Trowel Psalms 99 Psalm 120 in this set explains "song for climbing". | Thus they must | It is the choice of His people, which is the highest exercise of His love (Psalms 135:4). —J.J. 67 | Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. Ver. Psalms 103 134 | The call is to excite and encourage the priests to the duties of their holy office. Students of the Bible give us 4 answers: 1. Psalms 16 —Samuel Martin, 1817-1878. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Psalms 72 Do we desire it? 536 B.C. It was the special duty of the priests to pronounce the blessing on the people. sanctuary; and let them remember that when they were appointed | Behold, bless ye the Lord - I believe הנה hinneh should be taken here in the sense of take heed! "Commentary on Psalms 134:1". —Robert Bellarmine. St-Takla.org > bible > commentary > en > all > ot > psalms Contact St-Takla.org website You can contact us through this form, or directly through mobile/WhatsApp: 002 01287627004 (Michael Ghaly). | 1. did by night stand in the house of the Lord, to guard the BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. | All men lie under the curse, till God brings them into the fellowship of his church, and pronounce them blessed by his word, as "The LORD bless thee" doth import. Psalms 138 62 | Ver. You can contact us through this form, or directly through mobile/WhatsApp: 002 01287627004 (Michael Ghaly). Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Psalms 134 ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources. Those priests renewed the altar fire, fed the lamps, and guarded the sacred structure from intrusion and from plunder. A Song of Degrees. | 1865-1885, Finding the new version too difficult to understand? Bibliography InformationSpurgeon, Charles H. "Commentary on Psalms 134:4". exhortation is ushered in with Behold! | | "Jehovah bless thee out of Zion" (Psalms 134:3). As you watch by night when others sleep, so do you utter the praises of God when others are silent. BibliographyHawker, Robert, D.D. When God *blesses us it means that he does good things to ‘Farewell,’ cries the pilgrim band: ‘see to it that ye fill the night with adoration and prayer. him. 3. 119 | b) The condition: "out of Zion." Amen. Ver. Some make | 3. Psalms 97 A covenant is when people That by night stand in the house of Jehovah. As the angels praise God day without night, so must the angels of the churches be instant in season and out of season. II. | Psalms 71 Psalms 86 The second reason given for praising Him flows directly out of this one. The house of the *LORD was the *temple at Jerusalem. Which by night stand in the house of the LORD. We need desire no more to make us happy, than to be blessed of the Lord. 72 | It is the ancient blessing of the high priest condensed, and poured forth upon each individual pilgrim. | All ye servants of the Lord - The priests or ministers of religion, appointed especially to this service. Bless thee. Psalms 37 We are to notice the Psalmist's design in urging the duty of praise so earnestly upon them. We have now reached the last of the Gradual Psalms. heaven and earth, and therefore has all the blessings of both | "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". worship ~ you tell someone that they are very great. 100 | 136 | —W.B.H. It is an excellent plan to fill up all our spare minutes with pious meditations, and prayers and praises. their hands in holiness (so Dr. Hammond reads it) or in Meanwhile the rest of the priests arose, bathed themselves, and put on their garments.