1A gradual canticle. Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, and bless ye the Lord.
2 Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;
3May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.
3 As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore.