We all would like to think that we know where we are going and how to get there.

But at every stage in life, we need divine direction. God has promised to guide us if we simply follow.

The fifth and final section of Psalms are referred to as

Deuteronomy Psalms because they remind us to keep returning to the truth of God's word.

Join us as we study them with Scott Pauli today.

We have come to the last of the songs of degrees, Psalm 134. You will remember that these were the

Psalms that the travelers sung as they went up every year to Jerusalem, to the temple, to the place of

worship. It is believed that when you come to the final one, Psalm 134, this would have been a Psalm that perhaps was sung even as they left Jerusalem on their way home.

Many of these travelers had a long ways to go.

And so they rise very early in the morning before the sun is up.

Nighttime is still upon the land.

And in the dark of the night, what do they see?

They see that the temple lights are still burning. In fact, if they get close enough, they can

see that the priest are still going about their service of worship and of sacrifice.

In the nighttime hours, God is still being blessed and God is still blessing.

Listen to Psalm 134. Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand

in the house of the Lord, lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord, the Lord that made heaven and earth,

bless thee out of Zion. What a fitting conclusion to these songs of degrees, to these travelers'

psalms. What a beautiful exclamation point on this series of worship Psalms. It reminds us that we are to

bless God and that God will bless us. Now that's really the two great thoughts in Psalm 134. Notice first of

all that we are to bless the Lord. It says, behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the

Lord. So let's stop there just a moment. Who is to bless the Lord? Everybody. Are you a blessing to

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