This is the last “Song of Ascent” — sadly, because all 15 are brief. Just three short verses in this one, addressed to “[a]ll you servants of the Lord, / Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!”
These “servants” must be like the few dependable church-goers I remember from my childhood who would always attend Sunday night Bible studies and Wednesday evening prayer meetings.
“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, / And bless the Lord,” says the psalmist. Or maybe they’re more like a charismatic crowd of faith healers, rattlesnake handlers, foot washers or holy rollers.
I really do hate to see the end of these special songs that were sung by the Ancient Hebrews as they ascended the Judean hills toward Jerusalem. Now I can’t wait for King David to take a hike.