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Temple Guards, Praise the Lord

A song ·for going up to worship [of ascents; C perhaps sung while traveling to Jerusalem to celebrate an annual religious festival like Passover].

134 ·Praise [L Bless] the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
    you who ·serve [L stand] at night in the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord.
Raise your hands in the ·Temple [L holy place]
    and ·praise [bless] the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Mount Zion [L the location of the Temple],
    he who made heaven and earth [Gen. 1].

Praising the Lord in His House at Night

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
(A)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.

The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

Praise the Lord, all you servants(A) of the Lord
    who minister(B) by night(C) in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands(D) in the sanctuary(E)
    and praise the Lord.(F)

May the Lord bless you from Zion,(G)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(H) and earth.

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

134 Come, bless the Lord, all you (B)servants of the Lord,
    who (C)stand (D)by night in the house of the Lord!
(E)Lift up your hands to (F)the holy place
    and bless the Lord!

May the Lord (G)bless you (H)from Zion,
    he who (I)made heaven and earth!