Psalms 134:2

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.

Psalms 134:2 in Other Translations

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

2 Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!

2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the LORD .

2 Lift your praising hands to the Holy Place, and bless God.

2 Lift up your hands in the holy place, and praise the Lord!

Psalms 134:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 134:2

Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary
Which Aben Ezra interprets of the priests lifting up their hands to bless the people; but Kimchi, better, of lifting up of the hands to God in prayer; see ( Psalms 141:2 ) ; which should be done "with holiness", as the Targum renders it, in a holy manner; and is the same with lifting up holy hands, ( 1 Timothy 2:8 ) ; or towards the holy place; the oracle in the holy of holies, and the ark of the covenant, typical of Christ; see ( 1 Kings 8:29 1 Kings 8:30 ) ( Psalms 28:2 ) ; so Kimchi; or rather, according to Arama, unto the holy name of God, to whom prayer is to be directed; and bless the Lord;
which is repeated, to show the importance of the work, that it might not be forgotten and neglected; this being a principal part of spiritual service, and greatly acceptable to God.

Psalms 134:2 In-Context

1 Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.

3 May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 28:2; 1 Timothy 2:8
• 2. Psalms 15:1
• 3. Psalms 33:2; Psalms 103:1