134:1–3 This psalm may have been placed last among the Psalms of Ascent because of its reference to you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD. It may thus serve as a closing wish that the praise of God sung by pilgrims during the day may continue into the night. Perhaps echoed here is an earlier psalm of ascent that claims, “he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep” (121:4). Also Isaiah 30:29 illustrates that “a holy festival” was celebrated into “the night.” Further, it is possible these “servants” who “minister by night” are priests or Levites. The closing benediction (v. 3) may support this suggestion because a priest pronounces it upon the (departing?) con…