Psa. 134:3 - Bless the Lord


Jimmy Lau

Psa 134:3  The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. 

Psalm 134 is the last and the shortest of the “Songs of Degrees” or Psalms of Ascent. We have learned that the Psalms of Ascent were originally sung by the pilgrims as they made their ascent up to Jerusalem for the great feasts. With this psalm, they had reached the top of the hill and were standing on top of Mount Zion, with the temple in front of them. The feeling was one of jubilation and the first thought was: “Come, bless the LORD.”
 
It is a very important lesson for us: If we desire God’s blessings, we have first to bless Him. The true Zion is the church of God: “But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels” (Hebrews 12:22, ASV). Are we in Zion paying our homage to God? The life that first blesses God is a life that will be blessed by God.
 
Some expect God to bless them first BEFORE they will worship Him. Their complaint is they didn’t have everything they WANTED. There were things they asked that God didn’t give them. Therefore, they will not bless God until God first blesses them.
 
When we bless God in our worship, God will bless us abundantly in our daily lives. Zion is where the blessings will flow from. Moreover, the best blessings are in heaven: “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal” (Matthew 6:20). 



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