Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 28:2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
Psalms 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
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 →