Psalms 134:1 «A Song of degrees. » Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Ver. 1. Behold, bless ye the Lord] This short psalm (the last of the fifteen graduals) is breve Sacerdotum speculum, saith an expositor; a mirror for ministers, who are first excited by a Behold, as by the sounding of a trumpet, or the ringing of a sermon bell. And, secondly, exhorted to praise God, and to pray unto him; whereunto if we add their teaching of Jacob God's judgments, whereof Moses reminds them, Deuteronomy 33:10, what more can be required of Archippus, to the fulfilling of his ministry? and if he be slack, he must be told of it, Colossians 4:17, yet with all due respect and reverence to his office, 1 Timothy 5:1. And it were far better, if they would rouse up themselves with the wakeful cock, and not keep sleepy sentry in the sanctuary.
All ye servants of the Lord] Ye priests and Levites, who are God's servants, but of a more than ordinary alloy; servants of noblest employment about him. Such are all faithful ministers; each of them may say with Paul, Acts 27:23, "Whose I am, and whom I serve."
Which by night stand in the house of the Lord] Keeping watch and ward there in your turns, Numbers 18:1,2, &c.; 1 Chronicles 9:33. The Rabbis say, that the high-priest only sat in the sanctuary (as did Eli, 1Sa 1:1-28), the rest stood, as ready priest to do their office.