Mazmur 132:7

132:7 Let us go to his dwelling place!

Let us worship ¹  before his footstool!

Mazmur 134:1

Psalm 134 ² 

A song of ascents. ³ 

134:1 Attention! ⁴  Praise the Lord,

all you servants of the Lord,

who serve ⁵  in the Lord’s temple during the night.

[132:7]  ¹ tn Or “bow down.”

[134:1]  ² sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).

[134:1]  ³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[134:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look!”

[134:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand.”