Psalms Chapter 28 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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BBE Psalms 28:2

Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
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DARBY Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.
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KJV Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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WBT Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift my hands towards thy holy oracle.
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WEB Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, When I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
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YLT Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee, In my lifting up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee. God is said to hear prayer when he grants it, to be deaf to prayer when he withholds the boon requested. The use of the expressions "voice" and "cry" marks the earnestness of the prayers offered. When I lift up my hands, The usual attitude of a Hebrew in prayer (see Exodus 9:29; Exodus 17:11, 12; 1 Kings 8:22, 54; Psalm 63:4; Psalm 141:2; Lamentations 2:19; Lamentations 3:41). Originally, the idea probably was that the hands should be ready to receive the blessings which God would bestow. But, later on, the lifting up of the hands seems to have been regarded as symbolizing the lifting up of the heart (Lamentations 3:41). Towards thy holy oracle (see the comment on Psalm 5:7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Lift up my hands.--For interesting illustrations of this Oriental custom see Exodus 9:29; 1Kings 8:22, &c. Compare the well-known line:--"If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer."TENNYSON: Morte d'Arthur.Holy oracle.--Better, the shrine of thy sanctuary (see margin)--i.e., the holy of holies, the adytum, or inner recess of the Temple in which the ark was placed, as we see from 1Kings 6:19-22. The Hebrew word, which is of doubtful derivation, is, with the exception of this place, only found in Kings and Chronicles. The margin, "the oracle of thy sanctuary," is a better rendering than the text.