Psalms 134:2

Psalms 134:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.

Context of Psalms 134:2

1Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites), Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord. 3May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.

Psalms 134:2 word by word

שְׂאֽוּ־יְדֵכֶ֥ם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝בָרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: trustH5375
• your handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• and blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 134:2

• Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help, As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).
• Psalms 63:4So will I bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
• Psalms 141:2Let my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry aloud in the night, At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who are faint from hunger At the head of every street.”
• Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our hearts and our hands [in prayer] Toward God in heaven;
• Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and disputing or quarreling or doubt [in their mind].

Commentaries on Psalms 134:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary - Margin, In holiness. The Hebrew word properly means holiness, but it may be applied to a holy place. See Psalm 20:2. The lifting up of the hands is properly expressive of prayer, but the phrase may be used to denote praise or worship in general. And bless the Lord - In the night-watches - while all around is still, - let there be one place where the voice of praise shall ascend on high.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Those who serve by night were the priests and Levites (see also Psalm 135:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-3stand in the house of the Lord--at the time of the evening sacrifice, to unite in praising God in their name and that of the people, using appropriate gestures, to which the priests reply, pronouncing the Mosaic blessing which they alone could pronounce. A fit epilogue to the whole pilgrim-book, Psalms 120-134. by night--the evening service (Psa 141:2), as opposed to morning (Psa 92:2). 2. Lift up your hands--(Compare Psa 28:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 134:2

• Church
• Praise

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Commentaries on Psalms 134

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings