“Like the dew of [mount]
Hermon that comes down on the hills of Zion. For there the Lord commanded the
blessing of life for eternity.”
(Psalms 133:3)
Mount Hermon is the highest peak in the land of Israel, and symbolizes another
of the elevated positive traits and qualities of goodness, joining the ones
that surround Zion, our connection with God.
In this bond, He bestows goodness
for all as His blessing for life, eternally. The verse reiterates that the
highest and most sublime traits, “hills” and “mountains”, particularly those
around Zion, are inherent to her as the vessel of God’s love.
“Bless the Lord all servants of the Lord that stand in the House of the
Lord in the nights. Lift your hands in sacredness and bless the Lord. May the
Lord bless you from Zion, who made the heavens and the earth.” (134:1-3)
Those who stand in the Temple of Jerusalem in the nights are its
guardians and watchmen. King David invites them to evoke His protection, for
which they bless Him, knowing that He cares for them as they care to share the
source of goodness that His house is.
The action of sharing is represented by the lifting of their hands, by
which we receive goodness and give it. This becomes a sacred action, for all
related to goodness is certainly sacred due to its Source.
“Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise Him servants of
the Lord. [Those] standing in the house of the Lord, in the courtyards of the
house of our God. Praise the Lord because goodness is the Lord. Sing to His
name because He is pleasant.” (135:1-3)
We truly praise the name of God by emulating and
manifesting His ways and attributes, His “Name”, by which we know our bond with
Him. Hence we are His servants to do what He wants from us. Thus we “stand in
His house and its courtyards”.
We also praise Him for His goodness that is pleasant to us. Reciting and
singing His praise are an individual or collective token of our constant
exercise of living in and for goodness, as He wants us to.
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