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.”
3 tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.
4 tn Heb “places.”
4 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).
5 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.
6 tn Heb “Look!”
7 tn Heb “stand.”
5 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.
6 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).
7 tn Heb “fearers.”
8 tn Or “judges.”