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Psalms 28:2

Psalms 28:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

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 ; , ; 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:54; ; ; ; ).

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 ().

Towards thy holy oracle (see the comment on ).

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