Psalms 134:2

134:1 A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. the sanctuary: or, holiness

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Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh!

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

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

134:3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

What does Psalms 134:2 mean?

Psalms 134:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), יָד (yâd), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

Lift

upנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

your

handsיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

the

sanctuary,קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

and

blessבָרַךְbârak/baw-rak'/H1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

the

sanctuary:

or,

holiness

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 134:2.

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 27:23

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:13

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Genesis 9:26

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. his servant: or, servant to them

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 134:2 say?

Psalms 134:2 (King James Version) reads: "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. the sanctuary: or, holiness"

Is Psalms 134:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 134:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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