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last shift

Psalm 134:1-3 (JDV)

Psalm 134:1 [A song of festival caravans.] Now bless Yahveh, all you servants of Yahveh who stand in Yahveh’s house at night!
Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless Yahveh!
Psalm 134:3 May Yahveh, Maker of the sky and the land, bless you from Zion.

last shift

The last shift of worshippers stands in the temple and lifts their hands in praise. The Hebrew word for praise is taken from the same root as the word hand. Raising their hands is like forming a symbolic link: a connection between themselves and their maker. Blessing the LORD is the last thing they do every night. Receiving a blessing from him is the first thing they do every morning.

LORD, we want worship to be the last thing on our mind … and gratitude for your blessings to be the first thing.