Berean Standard Bible · Public domain

Psalm 134

Israel’s prayers give language for praise, grief, repentance, and trust. Poetry uses imagery and parallel lines; each psalm should be read as a whole rather than as a detached promise.

Historical context & book outline

1A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!

3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

Read closely

  1. What repeated words, contrasts, or actions stand out in this chapter?
  2. How does this chapter fit the surrounding chapters and the book’s purpose?
  3. What did it communicate to its first hearers, before applying it to your life?