113:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
A song of ascents. 3
134:1 Attention! 4 Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve 5 in the Lord’s temple during the night.
149:1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Praise him in the assembly of the godly! 7
149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!
Let the people 8 of Zion delight in their king! 9
149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing!
Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!
1 sn Psalm 113. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign king of the world who reaches down to help the needy.
2 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).
3 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.
4 tn Heb “Look!”
5 tn Heb “stand.”
6 sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.
7 tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”
8 tn Heb “sons.”
9 sn The