Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

In Context

1Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me,—lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit.

3Do not drag me away—with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity,—who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:19And, the shrine in the midst of the house within, made he ready,—for placing there, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

1 Kings 8:6So the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into its place, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies,—under the wings of the cherubim.

1 Kings 8:30Wilt, thou, therefore, hearken unto the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whensoever they shall pray toward this place,—yea wilt, thou thyself, hear, in thine own dwelling-place, in the heavens, and, when thou hearest, then wilt thou forgive?

2 Chronicles 6:13for Solomon had made a platform of bronze, and had set it in the midst of the enclosure, five cubits, the length thereof, and, five cubits, the breadth thereof, and, three cubits, the height thereof,-and he stood thereon, and knelt upon his knees, in the presence of all the convocation of Israel, and spread forth his hands, heavenward;

Psalms 63:4Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:

Psalms 130:2O My Lord! hearken thou unto my voice,—Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 28:2-6

Prayer for Deliverance. 1 Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after… Read the whole commentary →

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