Psalm 134 Text
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Psalm 134
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Listen & Read: Psalm 134
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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | 1a | The song of the ascents |
| הִנֵּ֤ה בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | 1b | Come on! Bless YHWH, all servants of YHWH |
| הָעֹמְדִ֥ים בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ | 1c | --the ones who stand in the house of YHWH by night! |
| שְׂאֽוּ־יְדֵכֶ֥ם קֹ֑דֶשׁ | 2a | Lift up your hands toward the holy place, |
| וּ֝בָרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ | 2b | and bless YHWH! |
| יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן | 3a | May YHWH bless you from Zion |
| עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 3b | --the maker of heaven and earth! |
Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | 1a | The song of the ascents |
| הִנֵּ֤ה בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | 1b | Come on! Bless YHWH, all servants of YHWH |
| הָעֹמְדִ֥ים בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ | 1c | --the ones who stand in the house of YHWH by night! |
| שְׂאֽוּ־יְדֵכֶ֥ם קֹ֑דֶשׁ | 2a | Lift up your hands toward the holy place, |
| וּ֝בָרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ | 2b | and bless YHWH! |
| יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן | 3a | May YHWH bless you from Zion |
| עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 3b | --the maker of heaven and earth! |
Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.
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Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.
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