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psalm_134:2

Psalm 134:2

Hebrew
שְׂאֽוּ יְדֵכֶ֥ם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝בָרֲכוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
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.
NLT
Lift up holy hands in prayer, and praise the LORD.
LXX
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νυξὶν ἐπάρατε τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χεῖρας ὑμῶν εἰς τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἅγια καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εὐλογεῖτε τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κύριον
KJV
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

Psalm 134:1 ← Psalm 134:2 → Psalm 134:3

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