Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And praise the LORD!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
3May the LORD, who made heaven and earth, Bless thee out of Zion!
Cross References
Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands to thy most holy sanctuary!
Psalms 63:4Thus will I bless thee, while I live; In thy name will I lift up my hands!
Psalms 141:2Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!
Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God 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 →