Psalms 134:2
Lift your hands to the holy place, praise the Lord.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
1Come, praise the Lord, all you the Lord’s servants, who stand by night in the house of the Lord.
3The Lord who made heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Cross References
Psalms 28:2Hear my loud entreaty, as I cry for help to you, lifting my hands, O Lord, towards your holy chancel.
Psalms 63:4So, while I live, I will bless you, and lift up my hands in your name.
Psalms 141:2Let my prayer be presented as incense before you, and my uplifted hands as the evening meal-offering.
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 →