1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Psalms 133:2 In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, and bless ye the Lord.

Lift up. This posture was very natural, and expressive, 1 Timothy 2:8. (Haydock) --- Agatharcides testifies, that the Jews did no servile work on the sabbath, but "stretched forth their hands to pray in the temple, till the evening." (Josephus, contra App. 1.)