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href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help, When I raise my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to Thee for help, When I lift up my hands toward Thy holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help, As I lift up my hands <i>and</i> heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please listen to my prayer and my cry for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hear my prayer for mercy when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your most holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hear me when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the sound of my supplications when I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift my hands towards thy holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, "" In my crying to You, "" In my lifting up my hands toward your holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hear the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee, In my lifting up my hands toward thy holy oracle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications in my crying to thee, in my lifting up my hands to the oracle of thy holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 27:2>Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help when I lift up my hands toward your holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry to you, and when I lift my hands to your holy temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto Thee, When I lift up my hands toward Thy holy Sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/28-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2905" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">The LORD is My Strength</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">my cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/8469.htm" title="8469: ta·ḥă·nū·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Supplication for favor. Or tachanuwnah; from chanan; earnest prayer.">for mercy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: bə·šaw·wə·‘î (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 1cs) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">when I call</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to You for help,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: bə·nā·śə·’î (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">when I lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">my hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: də·ḇîr (N-msc) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">sanctuary.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28-30</a></span><br />Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm">2 Chronicles 6:19-21</a></span><br />Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Psalm 5:2</a></span><br />Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-2.htm">Psalm 130:2</a></span><br />O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">1 Samuel 1:10-12</a></span><br />In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. / And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” / As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">2 Chronicles 20:9</a></span><br />‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a></span><br />let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17-19</a></span><br />So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-31.htm">Acts 10:31</a></span><br />and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26-27</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. / And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">Psalm 63:4</a></b></br> Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5</a></b></br> As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: <i>but</i> peace <i>shall be</i> upon Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/134-2.htm">Psalm 134:2</a></b></br> Lift up your hands <i>in</i> the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">thy holy oracle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a></b></br> But as for me, I will come <i>into</i> thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: <i>and</i> in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Psalm 138:2</a></b></br> I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19,22,23</a></b></br> And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/psalms/20-5.htm">Petitions</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/20-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/6-9.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/29-2.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/29-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Petitions</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/psalms/66-5.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">David prays earnestly against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">and for the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, mercy is a central theme, often associated with God's covenant love (hesed) for His people. The psalmist's cry for mercy echoes the prayers of many biblical figures, such as David, who frequently sought God's mercy in times of distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>). The concept of mercy is also foundational in the New Testament, where Jesus embodies God's mercy through His teachings and sacrificial death (e.g., <a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a>).<p><b>when I call to You for help</b><br>The act of calling upon God signifies a deep reliance on Him as the ultimate source of aid and deliverance. This reflects the historical context of Israel, where God was seen as the protector and deliverer of His people, especially during times of national crisis or personal turmoil. The psalmist's call for help is reminiscent of the Israelites' cries during their bondage in Egypt, which God heard and responded to by sending Moses as their deliverer (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a>).<p><b>when I lift up my hands</b><br>Lifting hands in prayer is a gesture of supplication and surrender, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This physical expression signifies openness and a desire to receive from God. In the Bible, lifting hands is often associated with worship and prayer (e.g., <a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8</a>). It symbolizes the psalmist's earnestness and humility before God, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His intervention.<p><b>toward Your holy sanctuary</b><br>The holy sanctuary refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. It was considered the dwelling place of God's presence on earth. The psalmist's orientation toward the sanctuary underscores the importance of the temple as a focal point for prayer and divine encounter. This reflects the cultural and religious significance of the temple in Jewish life. In the New Testament, Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of the temple, as He embodies God's presence among His people (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this psalm, David is expressing a personal plea for God's intervention and mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The recipient of David's prayer, God is portrayed as the source of mercy and help.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_sanctuary.htm">Holy Sanctuary</a></b><br>Refers to the temple or the dwelling place of God, symbolizing His presence and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_posture_of_prayer.htm">The Posture of Prayer</a></b><br>Lifting hands is a biblical gesture of surrender and earnest prayer. It signifies openness and a desire for God's intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_mercy.htm">Seeking God's Mercy</a></b><br>The psalm emphasizes the importance of seeking God's mercy, recognizing our dependence on His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary_as_a_symbol.htm">The Sanctuary as a Symbol</a></b><br>The holy sanctuary represents God's presence. In the New Testament context, believers are encouraged to approach God directly through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistent_prayer.htm">Persistent Prayer</a></b><br>David's cry for help teaches the value of persistence in prayer, trusting that God hears and responds.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_hear.htm">God's Readiness to Hear</a></b><br>This verse reassures believers that God is attentive to our cries and ready to extend His mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_28_2's_temple_timeline.htm">In Psalm 28:2, which references the “most holy sanctuary,” how do we reconcile questions about the historicity or exact timeline of the temple’s existence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_raising_hands.htm">What does the Bible say about raising hands in worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_123_2_contradict_egalitarianism.htm">Does Psalm 123:2, likening believers to servants at a master's hand, suggest a power dynamic that contradicts more egalitarian biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._28_punishments_compare_to_god's_mercy.htm">How do the severe punishments in Deuteronomy 28 compare with the portrayal of a merciful God in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Psalm 145:9)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Lift up my hands.</span>--For interesting illustrations of this Oriental custom see <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm" title="And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know how that the earth is the LORD's.">Exodus 9:29</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm" title="And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:">1Kings 8:22</a>, &c. Compare the well-known line:--<p>"If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer."<p>TENNYSON: <span class= "ital">Morte d'Arthur.</span><p><span class= "bld">Holy oracle.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the shrine of thy sanctuary </span>(see margin)--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the holy of holies, the adytum, or inner recess of the Temple in which the ark was placed, as we see from <a href="/context/1_kings/6-19.htm" title="And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.">1Kings 6:19-22</a>. 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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee.</span> 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<span class="cmt_word">. When I lift up my hands,</span> The usual attitude of a Hebrew in prayer (see <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm">Exodus 9:29</a>; <a href="/exodus/17-11.htm">Exodus 17:11, 12</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">1 Kings 8:22, 54</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">Psalm 63:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Lamentations 2:19</a>; <a href="/lamentations/3-41.htm">Lamentations 3:41</a>). 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 (<a href="/lamentations/3-41.htm">Lamentations 3:41</a>). Towards thy holy oracle (see the comment on Psalm 5:7). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/28-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my cry</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for mercy</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭חֲנוּנַי</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥă·nū·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8469.htm">Strong's 8469: </a> </span><span class="str2">Supplication for favor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when I call</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׁוְּעִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šaw·wə·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to You {for help},</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when I lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָשְׂאִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nā·śə·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sanctuary.</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my petitions when (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/28-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 28:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/28-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 28:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>