“May Yahweh.
The maker of heaven and earth,
Bless you from Zion.”
We come to end of this short psalm and the ascending psalms with a blessing from Yahweh, who is the maker of heaven and earth. He blesses his people from Zion, Jerusalem.
Psalm 134
Liturgical blessing (Ps 134:1-134:2)
A song of ascents
“Come!
Bless Yahweh!
All you servants of Yahweh!
You stand by night
In the house of Yahweh!
Lift up your hands to the holy place!
Bless Yahweh!”
Psalm 134 is the last in this series of pilgrimage songs on the ascent to Jerusalem. This short psalm is a blessing. They were called to bless Yahweh. These were the servants of Yahweh, who stood in the house of Yahweh at night. They were to lift up their hands and bless Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 