Psalms 134:2
שְׂאֽוּ ־ יְדֵכֶם קֹדֶשׁ וּבָרֲכוּ אֶת ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
In Context
3יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ ׃
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:6וַיְבָרֶךְ עֶזְרָא אֶת ־ יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַגָּדוֹל וַיַּֽעֲנוּ כָל ־ הָעָם אָמֵן ׀ אָמֵן בְּמֹעַל יְדֵיהֶם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ לַיהוָה אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה ׃
Psalms 28:2שְׁמַע קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנַי בְּשַׁוְּעִי אֵלֶיךָ בְּנָשְׂאִי יָדַי אֶל ־ דְּבִיר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ ׃
Psalms 63:4כִּי ־ טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּים שְׂפָתַי יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ ׃
Psalms 141:2תִּכּוֹן תְּפִלָּתִי קְטֹרֶת לְפָנֶיךָ מַֽשְׂאַת כַּפַּי מִנְחַת ־ עָֽרֶב ׃
Lamentations 3:41נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל ־ כַּפָּיִם אֶל ־ אֵל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם ׃
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 →