Psalms 134:2
Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
1Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity.
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:6And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 28:2Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.
Psalms 63:4For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
Psalms 141:2Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.
Lamentations 3:41Nun. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to the Lord in the heavens.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 134:2-3
A Call to Bless God. 1 Behold, bless ye the Lord , all ye servants of the Lord , which by night stand in the house of the Lord . 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord . 3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. This psalm instructs us concerning a two-fold blessing:— I. Our blessing God, that is, speaking well of him, which here we are taught to do, v. 1, 2 . 1. It is a call to the Levites to do it. They were the servants of the Lord by office, appointed to minister in holy… Read the whole commentary →