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A Meditation on Psalm 134. A short song of praise, this psalm may have been sung at a nighttime liturgy.
A Song of Ascents.
Come, bless the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
Lift up your hands to the holy place,
and bless the Lord!
May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made heaven and earth!
Words to Remember
Come, bless the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord.
The Guardian Angels Sing God’s Praise
Who are the “servants of the Lord who stand by night in the house of the Lord”? In his sermon on this psalm, St. Hilary of Poitiers sees these servants as the guardian angels, who always look on God’s face.
The angels of little children gaze upon the face of God every day. And these spirits have been sent forth to help the…
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