Psalm 134 is the last of the Songs of Ascents, a series of psalms that were sung by pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. It is a call to the temple servants to bless the LORD with praise, and a response of blessing from the LORD to the people. The psalm expresses the idea that the life that blesses God is a life that is blessed by God. Psalm 134th from the Book of Psalms, is a part of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, beginning in English in the King James Version: “Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD”. Its Latin title is “Ecce nunc benedicite Dominum”. It is the last of the fifteen Songs of Ascents (Shir Hama’alot), and one of the three Songs of Ascents consisting of only three verses. The New King James Version entitles this psalm “Praising the Lord in His House at Night”. This psalm is Psalm 133 in the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate versions of the Bible.
Psalm 134:1-3 NIV. A song of ascents. Anonymous.
Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.