Psalms 103:20-22

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!

Psalms 134:1

Psalm 134 ⁶ 

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.

Psalms 135:1

Psalm 135 ¹⁰ 

135:1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord!

Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,

Psalms 135:19-20

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!

Psalms 148:11-13

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.

Psalms 150:6

150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!

[103:20]  ¹ tn Heb “[you] mighty ones of strength, doers of his word, by listening to the voice of his word.”

[103:21]  ² tn Heb “all his hosts.”

[103:21]  ³ tn Heb “his attendants, doers of his desire.”

[103:22]  ³ tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.

[103:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “places.”

[134:1]  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).

[134:1]  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.

[134:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Look!”

[134:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “stand.”

[135:1]  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.

[135:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).

[135:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “fearers.”

[148:11]  ⁸ tn Or “judges.”