“ The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. ”
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 add...
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 bles...
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...
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. 2 Chronicles 31:10 . This is the last of t...
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 prop...
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. The Lord that made heaven and earth - Who governs and possesses all things; and who can give you every spiritual and earthly blessing. Ble...
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,...
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...
Made heaven and earth. — For this style, as frequent in this group of psalms, see Psalms 121:2 .
Psalms 134:1-3 THIS fragment of song closes the pilgrim psalms after the manner of a blessing. It is evidently antiphonal, Psalms 134:1-2 being a greeting, the givers of which are answered in P...
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...
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 an...
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 testi...
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...
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 th...
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 ....
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 encou...
A Call to Bless God. A song of degrees. 1 Behold, bless ye the L ORD , all ye servants of the L ORD , which by nig...
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 Zi...
INTRODUCTION “Three things,” says Delitzsch, “are clear with regard to this Psalm. First, that it consists of a greeting, Psalms 134:1-2 , and a reply, Psalms 134:3 . Next, that the greeting is ad...
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 bles...
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 verse...
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...
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 fr...
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 an...
Psalms 110:2 ; Psalms 128:5 ; Psalms 135:21 ; Psalms 14:7 ; Psalms 20:2 ; Psalms 124:8 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 146:6 ; Romans 11:26
Thee — Thee whosoever thou art who dost faithfully perform the duty here commanded.