103:20 Praise the Lord, you angels of his,
you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees
and obey his orders! 1
103:21 Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, 2
you servants of his who carry out his desires! 3
103:22 Praise the Lord, all that he has made, 4
in all the regions 5 of his kingdom!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
A song of ascents. 7
134:1 Attention! 8 Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve 9 in the Lord’s temple during the night.
135:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord!
Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,
135:19 O family 11 of Israel, praise the Lord!
O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
135:20 O family of Levi, praise the Lord!
You loyal followers 12 of the Lord, praise the Lord!
148:11 you kings of the earth and all you nations,
you princes and all you leaders 13 on the earth,
148:12 you young men and young women,
you elderly, along with you children!
148:13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty extends over the earth and sky.
150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
1 tn Heb “[you] mighty ones of strength, doers of his word, by listening to the voice of his word.”
2 tn Heb “all his hosts.”
3 tn Heb “his attendants, doers of his desire.”
4 tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.
5 tn Heb “places.”
6 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).
7 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.
8 tn Heb “Look!”
9 tn Heb “stand.”
10 sn Psalm 135. The psalmist urges God’s people to praise him because he is the incomparable God and ruler of the world who has accomplished great things for Israel.
11 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).
12 tn Heb “fearers.”
13 tn Or “judges.”