Psalm 134

“Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord” (1). The psalm encourages the priests and Levites assigned to “night duty” in the Temple to “lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord” (2). In the quiet hours when no one is watching, when there is no spectacle or distraction, there is a special opportunity to give worship and attention to the Maker of heaven of earth (3).

“All you servants of the Lord”: through Christ we are not only servants, but the stones of the Temple itself, where God dwells (Ephesians 2). In our quiet hours, by day or night, we are called to worship Him.