Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands to the holy place 1 and bless Yahweh. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
3May Yahweh bless you from Zion, 1 he who made heaven and earth.
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:6Ezra gave thanks to Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 28:2Hear the sound of my pleading when I call for help from you, 1 when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place! 1
Psalms 63:4So I will bless you while I live; 1 I will lift up my hands in your name. 1
Psalms 141:2May my prayer be like incense before you; 1 may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice. 1
Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in the heavens: 1
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 →