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.