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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1Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord.
2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
3May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
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