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A songשִׁירof the ascents.הַמַּעֲלוֹתLook,הִנֵּהblessבָּרֲכוּYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהall youכָּלservantsעַבְדֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהwho standהָעֹמְדִיםin the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהin the nights.בַּלֵּילוֹת
Psalms 134:1
Study it in the app“A song of the ascents. Look, bless YHWH, all you servants of YHWH, who stand in the house of YHWH in the nights.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 134:1, word by word
- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- of the ascentsמַּעֲלוֹתmaalot
ascent
"Song of ascents", the title of psalms sung on the way up to Jerusalem.
Where else “maalot” appears- blessבָּרֲכוּbarachu
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “barachu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avde” appears- who standעֹמְדִיםomdim
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “omdim” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- in the nightsלֵּילוֹתlelot
night
Night.
Where else “lelot” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless YHWH.