psalm 134: may our priests bless the Lord

 in psalm 134 we read:

1-3 Come, bless God,

    all you servants of God!

You priests of God, posted to the nightwatch

    in God’s shrine,

Lift your praising hands to the Holy Place,

    and bless God.

In turn, may God of Zion bless you—

    God who made heaven and earth!

In this psalm, the pilgrims are singing and addressing words to the priests.

In general, church leaders ordain the people to praise the Lord, but here, it is the opposite: the pilgrims ordain that the nightwatch priests lift their hands to the Holy Place (the temple) and bless the Lord. The pilgrims ask that the Lord bless the priests.

May our church leaders bless the Lord (and don´t seek their own glory)! May the Lord bless our church leaders.