KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Psalms 134:1–2
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Psalms 134:1
1BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
1¶ Beholde, blesse yee the LORD, all yee seruants of the LORD: which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Psalms 134:2
2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
2‖Lift vp your hands in the Sanctuary: & blesse the LORD.
- Or, in holinesse.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 134:1
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 134:2
To raise, bear up, exalt, or take away; also an act of raising.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A holy place set apart for God's presence and worship; also a place of refuge.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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Open the full verse study1IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
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Open the full verse study33And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
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Open the full verse study1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.
2Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,
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Open the full verse study11My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
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Open the full verse study5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
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Open the full verse study35Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
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Open the full verse study1I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study37And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
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Open the full verse study1I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
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Open the full verse study19Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
20Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
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Open the full verse study1LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
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Open the full verse study1LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
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Open the full verse study30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;
31And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study8¶ At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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Open the full verse study1UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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Open the full verse study1WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
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Open the full verse study1BLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
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Open the full verse study1MANY a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
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Open the full verse study6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
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Open the full verse study21Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
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Open the full verse study1BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
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Open the full verse study23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
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Open the full verse study1IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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Open the full verse study1THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
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Open the full verse study1EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
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Open the full verse study15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
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Open the full verse study1OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
From verse 2
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Open the full verse study2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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Open the full verse study8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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Open the full verse study4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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Open the full verse study2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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Open the full verse study41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
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Open the full verse study19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
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Open the full verse study6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
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Open the full verse study2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
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