Priests keep watch by lamplight as departing pilgrims cross the courtyard beneath stars and sunrise

Psalm 134

JPS TaNaKH 1917
Chapter overview
Psalm 134 closes the pilgrimage collection with a nighttime exchange of blessing. Sanctuary servants continue praise while others rest or depart, and worshipers receive blessing from the maker of heaven and earth.
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About Psalms: book summary and outline →

1A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, that stand in the house of the LORD in the night seasons.
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, and bless ye the LORD.
3The LORD bless thee out of Zion; even He that made heaven and earth.
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JPS TaNaKH 1917 — Public Domain. Where these translations come from.