"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
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 Psa 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, Ti1 2:8 ; or towards the holy place; the oracle in the holy of holies, and the ark of the covenant, typical of Christ; see Kg1 8:29 , Psa 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.
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
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 Psa 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, Ti1 2:8 ; or towards the holy place; the oracle in the holy of holies, and the ark of the covenant, typical of Christ; see Kg1 8:29 , Psa 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.