1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
2Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!
3May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
3 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal
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Psalms Chapter 134 contains 3 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
2Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!
3May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
Psalms 134 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 3 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).
The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 134 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 134 contains 3 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.