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 priestly blessing of Psalms 134:3.
Psalms 134:2 . Primitive men worshipped towards the place where their God dwelt. We have a survival of this custom here in the exhortation to lift up the hands to the Sanctuary.
Bibliographical Information Peake, Arthur. "Commentary on Psalms 134". "Peake's Commentary on the Bible ". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/pfc/psalms-134.html. 1919.
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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 priestly blessing of Psalms 134:3.
Psalms 134:2 . Primitive men worshipped towards the place where their God dwelt. We have a survival of this custom here in the exhortation to lift up the hands to the Sanctuary.
Psalms 134:3 . read, “ bless you.”