Mazmur 22:2

22:2 My God, I cry out during the day,

but you do not answer,

and during the night my prayers do not let up. ¹ 

Mazmur 134:1

Psalm 134 ² 

A song of ascents. ³ 

134:1 Attention! ⁴  Praise the Lord,

all you servants of the Lord,

who serve ⁵  in the Lord’s temple during the night.

[22:2]  ¹ tn Heb “there is no silence to me.”

[134:1]  ² sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).

[134:1]  ³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[134:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look!”

[134:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand.”