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

Psalm 134

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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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1Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!
3May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

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