Bible Verses about โraising handsโ
The Bible contains 20 verses about raising hands across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โIn the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;โ
โbut (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.โ
โI desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.โ
โWhen you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.โ
โI reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYINโ
โHe led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.โ
โLift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh!โ
โSo I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.โ
โIt happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.โ
โHear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.โ
โLet my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.โ
โBut Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.โ
โSolomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;โ
โand Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.โ
โArise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.โ
โHe stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his handsโ
โ(for Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)โ
โLet us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.โ
โIt was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.โ
โI spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.โ
