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Psalm 134:2

ESV Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!
NIV Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
NASB Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord.
CSB Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord!
NLT Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the Lord.
KJV Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
NKJV Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.

What does Psalm 134:2 mean?

This call to worship (Psalm 134:1) is extended to the priests and Levites. They served at all times in the temple (Leviticus 8:35).

To lift one's hands is a common Old Testament expression of praise. David spoke of lifting hands towards the Lord's sanctuary (Psalm 28:2). Paul also mentions this as an aspect of worship when giving instructions to Timothy (1 Timothy 2:8). References to "the holy place" or "the sanctuary" mean the physical center of Old Testament worship. At first, this was the holy place within the tabernacle (Exodus 26:33–34). Later, it was the holy place built as part of the temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:1). Even when the temple had been destroyed (2 Chronicles 36:17–21), the prophet Daniel still preferred to face Jerusalem when he prayed (Daniel 6:10).
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