Psalms
Psalm 134:1–3
1A song of ascents.
Come, bless the LORD,
all you servants of the LORD
who serve by night
in the house of the LORD!
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
and bless the LORD!
3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 134:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֗יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| of ascents | הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4609 what comes up |
| Come | הִנֵּ֤ה׀ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| bless | בָּרֲכ֣וּ | bā·ră·ḵū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who serve | הָעֹמְדִ֥ים | hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| by night | בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ | bal·lê·lō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| in the house | בְּבֵית־ | bə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Psalm 134:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift up | שְׂאֽוּ־ | śə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| your hands | יְדֵכֶ֥ם | yə·ḏê·ḵem | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| to the sanctuary | קֹ֑דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| and bless | וּ֝בָרֲכוּ | ū·ḇā·ră·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Psalm 134:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the Maker | עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה | ‘ō·śêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| of heaven | שָׁמַ֥יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and earth | וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | wā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| bless you | יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ | yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| from Zion | מִצִּיּ֑וֹן | miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 134:1 Psalm 120:1 · 1 Chronicles 9:33 · Psalm 135:1–2 · Revelation 19:5 · 2 Chronicles 29:11 · Psalm 122:1 · Leviticus 8:35 · Luke 2:37 · Psalm 135:19–21 · Psalm 121:1 · Psalm 132:1 · Psalm 131:1
Psalm 134:2 Psalm 28:2 · 1 Timothy 2:8 · Psalm 63:4 · Psalm 141:2 · Lamentations 3:41 · Lamentations 2:19 · Psalm 26:6 · Psalm 63:2
Psalm 134:3 Psalm 128:5 · Psalm 20:2 · Psalm 124:8 · Psalm 135:21 · Romans 11:26 · Psalm 146:5–6 · Psalm 110:2 · Psalm 14:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.